Commissioner Anne Reeve will campaign for her third term on the Wake Forest Town Board. Reeve is a very visible and active member of the board, involved in the activities of the Human Relations Commission and other events. She and her husband, Mike, delight in dressing as Mr. and Mrs. Claus for events during December.
“It has been an honor and privilege to serve the Wake Forest community,” Reeve said Monday after telling the Gazette she would run. “For the eight years I have been on the town board, Wake Forest has seen more changes – mostly good changes. With a new town manager coming on board, I think it would be nice to have some continuity during the transition. I look forward to having the opportunity of continuing to serve our wonderful community.”
Reeve’s announcement means there are three candidates for the three seats on the town board that will be decided in November. Local realtor Brian Pate announced he would run in May he intended to run, and first-term Commissioner Greg Harrington announced at the close of the June 16 town board meeting that he will file for re-election. Commissioner Zachary Donahue announced early this spring he did not intend to run for a second term.
The filing period begins at 8 a.m. next Monday, July 6, and ends at noon on Friday, July 17. Candidates must file at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, pay a $15 fee, and have a campaign treasurer, who will be required to attend a training session about campaign finance and reporting.
Candidates can get some free help. The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a free Elected Officials Campaign Training Workshop on Thursday, July 9, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the new Wake Electric customer service building at 100 South Franklin Street. Kate Haney with the Wake County Board of Elections will be the facilitator, able to tell you all the requirements for filing for town board seats, including how to put together a campaign committee and the mandatory training for your campaign treasurer. To attend, register on the chamber’s website before the end of day tomorrow, July 2. Apparently no one had registered as of early Wednesday.
The nonpartisan elections for town commissioners and the mayor are held on a two-year staggered schedule with three seats up for election in odd-numbered years. Each commissioner and the mayor serve four-year terms. Wake Forest commissioners are paid $515.85 each month, or $6,190 annually. Because there are no districts, the three candidates with the most votes are elected.
The election on Nov. 3 will be conducted by the Wake County Board of Elections. If you want to make sure you can vote in this important election for the town – all town elections are important – make sure you are registered to vote. The deadline for registering to vote in the Nov. 3 election is Oct. 9.
If you are not registered, you may do so easily online at www.wakegov.com, or at any library, the Wake County Board of Elections office in Raleigh, any public high school or college admissions office, and at any state Department of Motor Vehicles office, any department of social services or public health, vocational rehabilitation office, services for the blind and the deaf and hard of hearing, mental health, or the Employment Security Commission.
