Certificates of Candidacy Due

Anyone wishing to run for Burgess or Commissioner in the Town of Walkersville must submit their Certificates of Candidacy to Walkersville’s Town Hall by Monday, August 17, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.

This year will definitely see changes on the board. Burgess Ralph Whitmore announced earlier this year that he would not be seeking re-election. Long-time Commissioner Chad Weddle wasted no time filing his candidacy for Burgess. Despite rumors that other Town Commissioners would also file as candidates for Burgess, the remaining four filed for re-election as Town Commissioners.

Town leaders have urged residents to get involved and run for office. A group of citizens in Old Town Walkersville have been encouraging individuals to run for all offices.

As of this morning, no one had filed their candidacy except the incumbents. Making the candidate list:

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  Burgess:

  • Chad Weddle
• Commissioner:
  • Debora Zimmerman
  • Russell Winch
  • Donald Schildt, Sr.
  • Gary Baker

If no other candidates file before next Monday afternoon, Commissioner Weddle will run unopposed for Burgess, and the four incumbent commissioners will run unopposed. That would leave one seat empty on the board of Town Commissioners. A vacancy can be filled by a vote of a majority of Town Commissioners, or by a special election if Town Commissioners fail to do so.

The eligibility to hold elected offices in Walkersville government are as follows:

Burgess – Legal resident of the Town of Walkersville for a minimum of five (5) years immediately preceding the general election, at least thirty (30) years of age as of the date of the general election and a qualified voter of the Town of Walkersville.

Commissioner – Legal resident of the Town of Walkersville for a minimum of three (3) years immediately preceding the general election, at least twenty-five (25) years of age as of the date of the general election and a qualified voter of the Town of Walkersville.

Town of Walkersville’s elections will be held on Monday, September 14, 2015 at Walkersville Town Hall. Any citizen of the state and a citizen of the United States who is a resident of the Town of Walkersville and who, at the date of any town election therein,

• is respectively eighteen (18) years of age,
• is qualified and entitled to vote under the Constitution and laws of the state at any state election held in the state,
• has been a bona fide resident of the town for thirty (30) days next preceding the election and
• is registered to vote

shall be entitled to vote at all town elections.

Anyone living within the corporate limits of the Town of Walkersville, meeting the above requirements, and wishing to vote in Town Elections must register with the Frederick County Board of Elections, located in The Bourne Building, 355 Montevue Lane, Suite 101  Frederick, MD  21702.  If you prefer, you may register by mail by picking up a form at the Town Hall. You will automatically be registered to vote in Town Elections. Visit Frederick County’s Voter Information page for additional info.