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NEWBERRY – On Friday, the deadline to qualify for the 2012 City of Newberry Commission elections passed, marking the beginning of the local election season.

The election will take place on April 10, deciding a trio of local seats. A candidate forum will take place on April 5 at Newberry City Hall at 7 p.m.

Newberry commissioners Joe Hoffman, Lois Forte and Alena Lawson are up for reelection this year.

Hoffman will face opponents Tim Marden and Linda H. Woodcock. Forte will square off against Barbra Hendrix, and Alena Lawson will run against Monty Farnsworth.

At the end of Monday night’s commission meeting, Hoffman, who was sitting in as pro tempore for Mayor Bill Conrad, called for a clean election.