Embattled Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren fails to qualify for 2025 election ballot

Описание: Kahlil Seren, Cleveland Heights' first directly elected mayor whose time in office has been plagued by infighting with City Council and allegations that he and his wife helped foster a "hostile work environment," has failed to qualify for the 2025 ballot in his bid for a second term.

In its updated list of candidates for the Sept. 9 primary, the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections states that Seren did not have enough verified signatures from Cleveland Heights voters prior to the June 11 deadline. State law required Seren and all other potential candidates to turn in at least 342 such signatures, and while the mayor did present a list to election officials before time ran out last Thursday, the board officially ruled Monday that not enough of them were valid.

This will bring Seren's rocky mayoralty to an end no later than midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, when his four-year term is set to expire. 3News has since obtained a letter sent by Seren to Cleveland Heights city employees, where he all but confirmed he will not appeal the board of elections' decision.

Lynna Lai and Sia Nyorkor reports: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/pol... --


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