(Sept. 8, 2016) Berlin voters will have two choices each for mayor and District 2 councilmember when the polls open on Oct. 4.
The Sept. 2 filing deadline passed with five people filling out the paperwork to run in this year’s election. Incumbent Councilman Elroy Brittingham filed on Friday for District 3 and will not appear on the ballot because he is running unopposed.
Incumbent Mayor Gee Williams also recently filed to run for a third consecutive term as the mayor. He will be opposed by current District 2 Councilwoman Lisa Hall, who gave up her seat to run for mayor.
Her seat will either be filled by 34-year-old Jack Orris, an office manager at a construction company in Delaware who holds a degree in political science, or 26-year-old former firefighter Zackery Tyndall, who recently earned a degree in management and finance from Salisbury University.
Neither has run for office in Berlin before.
The municipal election will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Residents living in Districts 1 and 2 will vote at Buckingham Presbyterian Church on 20 South Main Street. Residents in Districts 3 and 4 will vote at the multipurpose building on 130 Flower Street.
Coastal Association of Realtors held a political forum featuring the candidates in the contested races after press time, on Wednesday.
For more information about the election, contract the Town of Berlin at 410-641-2770.