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4 REMAIN IN RUNNING FOR LANCASTER MAYOR.


Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer

The field of candidates for Lancaster's first mayoral election is down to four after one candidate failed to get the required number of registered voters' signatures on his candidacy papers.

Ronald Deady was dropped from the field because he had 15 signatures of registered voters instead of the required 20, whittling Whittling is the art of carving shapes out of raw wood with a knife.

Whittling is typically performed with a light, small-bladed knife, usually a pocket knife. Specialised whittling knives are available as well.
 the April 9 field to four: Vice Mayor Michael Singer, businessman Keith Giles, former mayor Arnie Rodio, and Councilman Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
  • Frank Roberts (diplomat) (1907-1998), British diplomat
  • Frank Roberts (footballer) (born 1893), English footballer
  • Frank Crowther Roberts (1891-1982), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
See also
.

One council seat will also be up for election. Candidates running for that office are former planning commissioner Art Nash, former mayor Els Groves, sheriff's Deputy James Jeffra, electrical management supervisor Joseph Villanueva, federal security officer Jacob Flaming flaming - flame  Jr., former mayor George Root, assistant civil engineer David Korczyk, and former Lancaster School District Lancaster School District may refer to:
  • Lancaster School District (California)
  • Lancaster School District (Minnesota)
  • Lancaster Central School District, New York
  • School District of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Lancaster Independent School District, Texas
 trustee Frank Astourian.

With the eligibility of the candidates set, the City Clerk In the United States, a City Clerk is an elected or appointed official who is responsible as the official keeper of the municipal records. In some places, the Clerk may be known as the "Village Clerk" or "Town Clerk".  Office's attention now turns to preparations for the election.

Much of the work will center on avoiding confusion between the municipal election and the presidential primary election to be held March 26, said City Clerk Barbara Howard.

Lancaster has received permission from the state to use lavender-colored ballots and election material to help separate it in voters' minds from the materials for the primary.

"Our goal is not to confuse con·fuse  
v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es

v.tr.
1.
a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off.

b.
 our voters," Howard said. "This is the first time ever (the two elections are held so close together). There's no history to fall on as to what to expect."
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Jan 26, 1996
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