MONTICELLO – Election qualifying ends at 5 p.m. Friday, andstill no candidate has qualified to run for the District One schoolboard seat.

Incumbent Allen Thurman has picked up a petition but has notreturned the paperwork, Circuit Clerk Cindy Stokes said.

No other petitions are currently circulating for thatoffice.

“The school board would have to appoint someone to fill thatvacancy if no one qualifies,” she said. “(Potential candidates)have one more day to qualify.”

Three school board seats are on the Nov. 2 general electionballot, including a special election for District Three. MaxieBoutwell, the District Two incumbent, has qualified with nochallengers.

District Three came into play late last year when incumbentSherry Thames won election as tax assessor/collector during partyprimaries in August.

Her husband, Tony Thames, was appointed to serve until theelection. Tony Thames has qualified for the office. He is opposedby Kenneth Platt.

The race receiving the most attention in the county, however, isfor constable Post Two, which has a large field of hopefuls.

The candidate field has shrunk by one, however.

“David Tullos has been removed by the election commissionersbecause he moved out of the district,” Stokes said.

Tullos, a former Post Two constable, had hoped to reclaim theoffice he vacated in a bid for sheriff.

Claude Davis, who won the open office in party primaries inAugust, succumbed to a lengthy illness earlier this year shortlyafter taking office. His son, Brad Davis, was appointed to replacehim, and has qualified for the office.

Even with the removal of Tullos, the constable’s race is ahigh-profile one.

“The constable’s race is definitely the most closely watchedbecause of the number of candidates,” Stokes said. “There are alsoseveral who I understand are working very hard out there.”

Other candidates for the office include Tony Norwood, whofinished second to Claude Davis in the 2003 election; Claude H.Wallace, who placed third; and Tony Lambert, another veteran oflast year’s election.

Edward C. May and Steve Reid also are running for theoffice.

Also on the ballot for Nov. 2 are all five election commissionerdistricts.

Shirley M. Walker qualified last week to oppose Incumbent JuneGrubbs in District Four.

Incumbents Martha Tynes, Lorraine Smith and Luejean Harvey areunopposed for Districts One, Three and Five, respectively.

District Two incumbent Marilyn Daughdrill has chosen not to seekre-election. Lolly Schultz and Marie McWilliams are vying for thatoffice.

It is possible the field could include another challenger, asone petition for the office still is being circulated, Stokessaid.

Also, Harvey still may be challenged for the District Fiveoffice, she said. Two petitions are being circulated by candidatehopefuls for that office.

Stokes encouraged potential candidates to turn in theirpaperwork by 5 p.m. By law, she said, the circuit clerk’s officecannot accept qualification paperwork after the deadline.

The circuit clerk said there is still time for those interestedto become involved in the election. They need only go to theclerk’s office to pick up a petition, she said.

Petitions for election commissioners and school board membersrequire 50 signatures from people registered in that district.Those qualifying for constable need only 15 signatures.