Mary Norwood said on April 18 that she will be an independent candidate this year for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia, Commission. She will need 27,628 valid signatures by July 13. Fulton County is Georgia’s most populous county and contains most of the city of Atlanta. See this story:
http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2010/04/19/mary-norwood-to-run-for-fulton-county-chairmanship-as-an-independent/
County office in Georgia is partisan, but city office is non-partisan in Atlanta and in almost all Georgia cities. Norwood was elected to the Atlanta city council in 2001, and left the council in 2009 to run for Mayor. She placed first, with 46%, in the first round, but she narrowly lost the December 1, 2009 run-off to Kasim Reed. Thanks to Kyle Bennett for the link.
Also at Ballot Access News:
Atlanta Progressive News Covers Mary Norwood Independent Run in Georgia
Atlanta Progressive News Covers Mary Norwood Independent Run in Georgia
The Atlanta Progressive News has this story about obstacles that Mary Norwood faces, as she tried to collect 27,000 valid signatures between now and July 13. She is an independent candidate for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia, Commission.
http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0624.html
She was previously on the City Council (the city has non-partisan elections) and she came very close to being elected Mayor of Atlanta last year.
Third Party Revolution would like to endorse Mary Norwood in her campaign for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia, Commission; along with many other third party and independent candidates seeking public offices nationwide, ranging from local to federal levels.