Today will be the final day for applicants in the November General Election to file for candidacy. The application date was extended past the original deadline last Friday until today at 5pm, in order to allow additional time for the incumbents under new election guidelines. Of the candidates so far, many are familiar faces from past elections. Ione Mayor Andrea Bonham and a number of other incumbents are filling out the City Council races. Many of their challengers are business owners who have run previously. TSPN will have an in-depth story on the election after the official candidate list is released later this week.