Today is last day to file for elections

Candidates looking to run for a seat in local government are running out of time to file for March elections in Palm Beach County cities and towns.

The qualifying period ends at noon Tuesday for the majority of the 36 municipalities that plan to hold elections on March 14, said Susan Bucher, Palm Beach County elections supervisor.

In the south part of the county, that includes Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Highland Beach and Ocean Ridge.

The rules to qualify vary in each municipality. Candidates for the Delray Beach City Commission will need to collect 250 valid signatures while in Ocean Ridge, the only qualification needed is proof of voter registration.

Boynton, Delray and Ocean Ridge each have two commission seats up for grabs. Highland Beach voters will head to the polls to elect a new mayor in addition to two commission seats.

As of Monday afternoon, here’s a list of candidates who have filed to run in each municipality:

Boynton Beach

District 2: James DeVoursney, Woodrow Hay and Mack McCray

District 4: Joe Casello and Carmela Nanton

Delray Beach

Seat 2: Richard Alteus, Kelly Barrette, Anneze Barthelemy, Jim Chard and Courtlandt McQuire

Seat 4: Shirley Johnson, Timothy Ruotolo and Josh Smith

Highland Beach

Mayor: Ronald Brown and Carl Feldman

Commissioner: Barry Donaldson and Rhoda Ann Zelniker

Commissioner, two-year term to replace Carl Feldman, who is running for mayor: Melissa Marie Ebbs, Carl Lee Gehman and Elyse Pat Riesa

Ocean Ridge

Town commissioner. There are two seats open, and the top two candidates who receive the most votes win

Nan Yablong, Donald Magruder, Richard Bajakian and James Bonfiglio

For more information, reach out to each municipality. Boynton Beach: 561-742-6000; Delray Beach: 561-243-7000; Highland Beach: 561-278-4548; and Ocean Ridge: 561-732-2635