{"id":102579,"date":"2017-12-05T15:59:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T22:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/four-town-trustee-seats-up-for-election-in-mancos\/"},"modified":"2017-12-05T15:59:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T22:59:29","slug":"four-town-trustee-seats-up-for-election-in-mancos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/four-town-trustee-seats-up-for-election-in-mancos\/","title":{"rendered":"Four town trustee seats up for election in Mancos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Craig Benally selects a number out of the bucket held by then-town clerk and treasurer Heather Alvarez before the 2016 election. He is one of just three board members whose seats are not up for re-election next year.<\/span>Mary Shinn\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The April 3, 2018, election will be an important one for the Mancos Town Board, with four trustee positions on the ballot.<\/p>\n

According to a news release from the town government, nomination petitions will be available at the clerk\u2019s office starting 8 a.m., Jan. 2. Candidate nominations must be filed at the same office by 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 22. The election will be conducted via mail-in ballots.<\/p>\n

The seats open for election belong to Fred Brooks, Lorraine Becker, Michele Black and Cindy Simpson. All four trustees are eligible for re-election, but town administrator Heather Alvarez said none of them have yet announced whether they plan to run.<\/p>\n

Although the deadline is almost a month away, Alvarez said she has already started putting up informational fliers around town and posting election information on the Mancos website<\/a> and Facebook page.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like it when new people run, and I know it\u2019s a little intimidating,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s why I wanted to do everything early, so that if they have questions, they can just come in and ask.\u201d<\/p>\n

This will be Mancos\u2019s third mail-in election, after the town started the method in 2014.<\/p>\n

Candidates for the town board must have lived within town limits for at least a year, be at least 18 years old and be registered to vote in order to run for office.<\/p>\n

The Mancos town board\u2019s next meeting will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, and will include a vote on the 2018 budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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