Town of James Island Municipal Election 2010

Info on James Island Candidates & Candidate Forum, Sample Ballot for August 3rd Election, Polling Locations, and more.

Candidate Forum.  Candidates for Mayor.  Candidates for Town Council.  Referenda.

Note: This election has already passed, but we are leaving the information up for awhile. Winners of the election are denoted by a "*". Both referenda passed.

The Town of James Island's general election was held Tuesday, August 3, 2010.

The deadline to register to vote in this election was July 3, 2010.

Need to look up your voter registration? Click here!

Need to find your polling place? - Please note James Island polling places are different for the municipal election.

Want to see a sample ballot? - Includes candidates and referenda.

Need information about absentee ballots? Click here.

Other questions? Check with the Charleston County Board of Elections and Voter Registration.

Candidate Forum

The League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area hosted a forum with the candidates for Mayor and Town Council at 7 pm on Thursday, July 22, 2010, at the James Island Charter High School. The forum was free and open to the public.

Candidates for Mayor

	Jonathan Brown 732 Beauregard St., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 795-4845 E-mail: jonathan@brownformayor.us Website: www.brownformayor.us		Mary Clark (Incumbent) P.O. Box 12516, 1279 Midvale Ave., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 568-3922 Website: www.mayormaryclark.com
	Brett Skibo Johnson 884 Wellington Dr., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 762-7691 E-mail: skibos@29412.comcastbiz.net Candidate Profile		J. Warren Sloane 755 Waterloo St., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 696-5922 E-mail: warren@sloane4mayor.com Website: www.sloane4mayor.com
	Bill Woolsey* 961 Mooring Dr., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 795-5062 E-mail: hq@billwoolseyformayor.com Website: www.billwoolseyformayor.com

Candidates for Town Council

Elected at-large - 4 seats to fill

	James Balliet 733 Tallwood Rd., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 557-2672 E-mail: james4budget@bellsouth.net		Leonard Blank* (Incumbent) 1500 Relyea Ave., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 795-7463 E-mail: lblankfamily@knology.net Candidate Profile
	David Engelman 915 Julia St., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 795-8095 E-mail: davidaengelman@comcast.net Candidate Profile		Denny McKeever 698 Willowlake Rd., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 670-1757 E-mail: info@mckeeverforcouncil.com Website: www.mckeeverforcouncil.com
	Carter McMillan* 2107 Westrivers Rd., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 795-9910 E-mail: cartermac@aol.com Website: www.votemcmillan.com		Darren Troy Mullinax 1153 Cottage Rd., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 729-7348 E-mail: darrentroymullinax@myway.com Candidate Profile
	Robin Welch* East and West Rd., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 609-5427 E-mail: robin@welchforcouncil.com Website: www.welchforcouncil.com		Bill Cubby Wilder (Incumbent) 1894-B Sol Legare Rd., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 276-8707 E-mail: Wild7930@bellsouth.net Website: www.billcubbywilder.com
	Karen Wilder-Smalls* 2161 Roberts Rd., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 762-8318 E-mail: Tjstas2@bellsouth.net Candidate Profile		Parris Williams (Incumbent) 1833 South Grimball Rd., James Island, SC 29412 Telephone: (843) 795-7287 E-mail: parris@parriswilliams.com Website: www.parriswilliams.com

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Referenda

Question 1: Increasing the Number of Members of Town Council

Shall the Town of James Island Council consist of six (6) members, by adding two positions on Council in addition to the four in existence, subject to favorable vote in this Referendum and approval by the Justice Department, commencing with the election subsequent to this Referendum, as authorized pursuant [to] SC Code §5-9-20 (1976)?


Question 2: Extend Future Term of Office of Mayor and Council and Stagger the Election of Two Councilpersons

Commencing with the election of the first Tuesday of August 2010, there shall be instituted, at that election only, a process by which the two councilperson receiving fewest votes of the four will serve for two years, and those two receiving the greatest number of votes shall serve four years, with the Mayor serving also for four years; thereafter, commencing with the election of 2012, all councilpersons and the Mayor's terms of office shall there and therefore resume as four year terms. In the event of a tie, those persons receiving the lowest number of votes assigned to them, as follows; shortest straw to denote the fewest, second shortest the next lowest, etc., until all tied votes are determined.

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