Michigan News
(2008-09-16)
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The city council voted today to hold a special primary election in February, with a run-off in May. That will be followed by the regularly scheduled primary and general elections for mayor in August and November.
City Council President Ken Cockrel becomes mayor on Friday - and plans to campaign to keep the job. He says he expects to be able to do both.
"My primary focus is going to be on doing the job of mayor, it's not going to be on campaigning," Cockrel said after the vote. "So I'm going to have to basically structure my schedule in such a way that the job of mayor comes first, rather than trying to keep the job of mayor."
The filing deadline to run in the special election is October 14. Cockrel says he expects some people who plan to run in next year's regular elections will sit out the special election cycle.
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