Qualifying for elected office in Anna Maria Island’s cities takes place this month,
This year’s nonpartisan elections include:
- Anna Maria: Three city commission seats, which are two-year terms. Incumbents include Salem, Jonathan B. Crane and Robert Kingan.
Kingan announced he is not seeking reelection.
Qualifying will continue through noon Aug. 25.
- Bradenton Beach: Mayor and two commission seats — Ward 1 and Ward 3, all two-year terms. The current mayor is John Chappie. Current commissioners are Jacob “Jake” Spooner in Ward 1 and Jan Vosburgh in Ward 3.
Qualifying will be noon Aug. 28-noon Sept. 1.
- Holmes Beach: Three commission seats, all two-year terms. Pat Morton, Terry W. Schaefer and Carol Soustek currently hold the seats.
Also up for election: Five seats on a charter review board.
Qualifying will be noon Aug. 28-noon Sept. 1.
For more information, go to votemanatee.gov.
Other dates
Sept. 18: Anna Maria Island and West Manatee Democratic Club 2023-24 kickoff at the Island Library in Holmes Beach.
Sept. 19: National Voter Registration Day.
Nov. 7: Election Day.
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