It looks like the gang is all in.
Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie and Commissioners Jan Vosburgh and Jacob Spooner submitted qualifying paperwork the week ending Sept. 1 to the Manatee Supervisor of Elections Office to run for reelection Nov. 7.
But there will be no ballot to bring voters to the polls on Election Day because no one else qualified to run in the city.
Chappie, Vosburgh and Spooner are automatically reelected to two-year terms effective in November.
Chappie has served the city for more than 12 years as mayor, in two separate six-year periods, and six years as a city commissioner. He also served a term as a county commissioner.
Vosburgh has lived in Bradenton Beach since 2003 and has served the city as a commissioner for 10 years but not consecutively.
Vosburgh represents Ward 3, which encompasses the community redevelopment agency district and is bordered by Cortez Road, Sarasota Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and the southern city limits.
Spooner has served four two-year terms as a commissioner.
He represents Ward 1, which is bordered by the northern city limit, Sarasota Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, Canasta Drive, Avenue C, 24th Street North and 25th Street North.
Due to a 2022 charter amendment vote by the electorate to eliminate term limits, there are no restrictions on the incumbents seeking to retain their seats.
The period set by the supervisor of elections to qualify for seats in Bradenton Beach was noon Aug. 28-Sept. 1.
To qualify, a candidate needed to be a registered voter and permanently reside in Bradenton Beach for 12 calendar months prior to the date of qualifying.
A candidate also must file paperwork with the supervisor of elections specifying a campaign account and a treasurer to oversee the account, as well as submit proof of residency and pay 4% of one year’s salary of the office sought.
City commissioners receive $400 a month while the mayor receives $800.
Bradenton Beach had 636 registered voters as of Aug. 28.
In the 2021 election, 348 voters cast ballots.
In the 2022 election, 494 voters cast ballots.