Montgomery, AL (WSFA) - The Montgomery Election Center announced the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Municipal Election is Friday, August 12, 2011.

Citizens living in Montgomery must be registered and qualified to vote in the Municipal Election on August 23, 2011.  Citizens can register at any County Probate Tag office, city and county library branch, county health department office and the Board of Registrar's office located at 100 South Lawrence Street.  Registered voters who have changed their address or name since registering are encouraged to update their information with the Board of Registrar's office by calling 832-1215 to request a Voter's Reidentification form.

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - If you're looking to throw your hat into the ring for the Montgomery mayoral or council elections, you're time is running out.

To run for mayor, you must pay a $300 fee and have 327 verified signatures. To run for city council, you must pay a $100 fee or have 200 verified signatures of people in that particular district.

The deadline to qualify is Tuesday, July 12.

Here's a current list of people running in the races:

Mayor

Todd Strange (I)
Hobson Cox – paid his dues – verifiying the 327 signatures 

District  1

Richard Bollinger
Robert C.

Councilman Arch Lee has been on the job as the District 7 representative in Montgomery for just two months, but he now has to start the campaigning all over again. The seat's term ends in August.

Lee announced his re-election campaign for the District 7 seat Tuesday for the election set for Aug. 23.

Lee won a run-off for the seat against Jenny Ives on April 19 with 55% of the vote. He took the seat vacacted by Martha Roby who won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

"What we have accomplished in the last two months is great, but there is more work to be done," Lee said. "It's important for everyone to come out on August 23 and vote."