Politics & Government
Lyon Qualifies for Council Election
He is the first official candidate in the 2012 campaign for three seats on the Malibu City Council.
The 2012 Malibu campaign has its first official candidate. Third-generation Malibu resident Andy Lyon, 49, has qualified for the ballot, according to an email sent Thursday to the local media from the . Lyon last week submitted his nomination papers to with at least 20 signatures from registered Malibu voters.
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Five others have picked up nomination papers. They are incumbents Jefferson "Zuma Jay" Wagner and John Sibert as well as Skylar Peak, Joan House and "Malibu" Hamish "The Illusion" Patterson. Council member Pamela Conley Ulich, whose term expires this year, is not eligible to run due to the city's term-limits law.
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Wagner and Sibert have until Jan. 13 to return the papers with at least 20 signatures from registered Malibu voters. All other potential candidates have a deadline of Jan. 18.
The top three vote-getters in this election will earn seats on the council. Election Day is April 10.
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