Apparently, Tankersley failed to sign her declaration of candidacy on one of her petitions, according to the Warren County Board of Elections.
Tankersley will not be able to run as a write-in candidate in November due to a state law prohibiting a candidate for filing for the same office in the same election, according to Warren County Elections Director Brian Sleeth.
Appointed two years ago to fill a vacancy, Tankersley said this was the first time she had circulated petitions.
“I was a little upset,” she said. “I thought I had filled it out completely. I just overlooked something.”
Barring a write-in candidate, the four Carlisle council seats will be uncontested for incumbent Councilmen Randal Jewett and Brad McIntosh, newcomer Will Bicknell
Also seeking one of the open seats are newcomers Will Bicknell and former mayor and councilman Tim Humphries.
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