Want to Run for Alpharetta City Council?

Alpharetta will hold a municipal election for three City Council seats on Tuesday, Nov. 5 – Posts 1, 2 and 3.

Those city residents who want to run for one of these offices will be able to qualify between Monday, Aug. 26 and Friday, Aug. 30 in the Alpharetta City Clerk's office, which will be open from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

It's not free to run for office. The qualifying fee is $450, which is based on 3 percent of the total gross salary for the office for the previous year.

Alpharetta has term limits for its City Council members, but none of the incumbents whose terms will expire is near the limit of three terms.

To qualify for council, a person must:

·      Have been a resident of the city for six (6) months prior to the date of election;

·      Reached the age of twenty-one (21) years prior to Nov. 5;

·      Shall continue to reside in the city during that member's period of service;

·      Shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of Alpharetta.

So no one who doesn't already live in Alpharetta as a resident can run for office, as we are within the six-month limit.

There's still time to register to vote, however. The last day for voter registration for the November election is Monday, Oct. 7. Registration forms are available at Alpharetta City Hall in downtown Alpharetta, through Fulton County Registration and Elections, or through the Georgia Secretary of State website.

For questions or for more information email Coty Thigpen, Alpharetta City Clerk, or call her at 678-297-6003.