Newberry’s Group III Seat Three-Way Race, Two Seats Unopposed

NEWBERRY ‒ The qualifying period for the 2022 City of Newberry Municipal Election ended at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24. Two incumbents are unopposed while a third incumbent faces two challengers.

Ricky Coleman will run unopposed in the Commission Group I seat. Also running unopposed is Mark Clark, Commission Group II incumbent. In the Commission Group III race, incumbent Monty Farnsworth will face off against challengers Mark Allen and Walt Boyer.

The election for the Commission Group III seat will be held on Tuesday, April 12, at the Newberry Municipal Building, Precinct 6, which is located at 25420 West Newberry Road, Newberry. The polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. on that date.

Citizens planning on voting in the April 12 election must be registered by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022. Registration records can be updated at any time, but the deadline to update or register to vote for the 2022 City of Newberry Municipal election remains 5 p.m. on Monday, March 14. Voters will be contacted if their new application is incomplete, denied or a duplicate of an existing registration. A Voter Information Card will be mailed to all newly-registered voters.

Citizens registering to vote or updating their registration may go to votealachua.com/Voters/Register-to-Vote-or-Update-Registration.

Anyone who does not have either their last four digits of their Social Security number or their Florida Driver's License / Florida ID number on file with the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office will not be able to make a vote-by-mail request over the phone or online. Most of these voters would have registered 15 to 20 years ago, before this information was recorded in their databases.

Voters can solve this problem by updating their voter registration. Visit votealachua.com/Voters/Register-to-Vote-or-Update-Registration to do it online or fill out a Voter Registration Application and mail it in.

The postal service recommends that voters mail ballots one week before the due date to account for any unforeseen events or weather issues and to allow for timely receipt and processing by election officials. It is important for voters to let the Supervisor of Elections office know of any address changes. Mail ballots cannot be forwarded.

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