Thursday Marks Deadline for County Board Special ElectionThursday Marks Deadline for County Board Special Election

4/15/13 - A special election will be held in August to formally fill a seat on the Livingston County Board of Commissioners and a final deadline is this week to be on the ballot. Third party candidates and those with no party affiliation who are interested in the District 5 Commissioner position can file through 4pm this Thursday, April 18th. Candidates must be at least 18 years old, a registered voter, and a resident of the district which includes the City of Howell, Cohoctah Township or Howell Township. Candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties have already filed to run. Howell attorney Don Parker, who was appointed to fill the seat left vacant when Jay Drick left to become a magistrate, is running on the GOP side. Howell Township Trustee Mike Tipton filed on the Democratic ticket. They will appear on the ballot for a special primary election on Tuesday, May 7th. Assuming they each win their respective party’s primary, they will then battle for the office in a special general election on Tuesday, August 6th along with candidates from other parties. So far, only Howell Township resident Michael Brennan has filed to run on the Libertarian ticket. Whoever wins on August 6th will fill the remainder of Drick’s two-year term through 2014. (JK)