Field set for municipal elections
The qualifying period for the Aug. 23 municipal election closed Tuesday at 5 p.m., setting the field of candidates with every seat contested.
Of the 12 candidates, four are incumbents seeking another term.
Here are the candidates for the 2016 Vestavia Hills municipal elections:
Office of the Mayor:
Alberto “Butch” Zaragoza, Jr. (I)
City Council, Place 1:
John D. Henley (I)
Dennis “Rusty” Weaver
City Council, Place 2:
City Council, Place 3:
Steve Ammons (I)
Paul J. Head
City Council, Place 4:
George Pierce (I)
The election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 23, and a run off, if necessary, will take place on Oct. 4. The deadline to register to vote is Aug. 8, and the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is Aug. 18. For more information about the August election, check out our full Election Guide.
Editor's note: A previous version of this article said the deadline to register to vote is Aug. 10. The deadline is actually Aug. 8.