Two Gainesville City Council hopefuls who filed paperwork this week did not qualify to run. Pablo Picazo, a student, filed to run for Ward 1 as a pauper, meaning he needed 110 signatures from qualified and registered voters in the city. He got 146 signatures, but Hall County Elections Director Charlotte Sosebee said only 65 could be verified.
2 Gainesville council hopefuls fail to qualify