Trail Mix: Santiago-Romero on ballot, campaigning ramps up
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Welcome to Trail Mix. We're dishing out weekly local politics updates as this year's election cycle heats up with high-interest City Council races, the mayoral race and more.
Clock ticking: Look out for more mailers, ads, and door knocks — mayoral campaigns tell Axios now is prime time to ramp up voter outreach.
- The Aug. 5 primary may feel far away, but there's less than two months until absentee ballots become available on June 26, according to the state's timeline.
District 6 update: Council member Gabriela Santiago-Romero, running for re-election against state Rep. Tyrone Carter, has now been certified to appear on the primary ballot, per an updated clerk's office candidate list.
- She was previously disqualified in a saga that involved a late fee, which she disputed, per BridgeDetroit.
Not on ballot: Rogelio Landin, a longtime activist running for mayor with a platform that includes looking to annex financially distressed municipalities, does not appear on the clerk's office's list of candidates. He will be running as a write-in, he confirmed to Axios.
Certified, or not: All nine mayoral candidates who filed petitions have been certified — including former police chief James Craig, per his campaign.
- Craig's 2022 campaign for governor was derailed by alleged fraudulent signatures that affected five Republican candidates. State officials did not accuse candidates of submitting the fraudulent signatures knowingly, per WDIV.
- In the city clerk race, MAGA-aligned challenger Articia Bomer was not certified to appear on the August ballot, per the unofficial city clerk list as of Tuesday. That would leave Janice Winfrey with a clear path to a sixth term.