Rick Kriseman only mayoral candidate to qualify for ballot by petition

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Late Wednesday afternoon, Rick Kriseman became the only mayoral candidate to qualify on the ballot by petition. 

Campaigns often get candidates on the ballot by petition in order to test the strength of the early stages of their organization. 

“I’m proud to qualify on the ballot by petition,” said Kriseman. “I think it speaks to the strength of the grassroots organization we’ve built to get our message out to every voter in St. Petersburg.”

Mayoral candidates needed over 1,000 signatures by Tuesday’s noon deadline in order to avoid paying a fee to get their names on the ballot. 

Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.