You can be the Mayor of Metamora Indiana!

You can be the Mayor! Metamora is going to elect an honorary Mayor as a fundraising event for the "I Believe" Southeast Indiana Whitewater Canal Corridor Regional Interpretive Center.

There are no residency requirements to run for Mayor. In fact, there are only TWO requirements to get on the ballot: You must 1) be breathing, and 2) have no more than four (4) legs!

Did you ever want to be the Mayor of your own little town in the Midwestern U.S.? How about putting up your daughter, friend, or your favorite pet (not more than four legs, please)? And not just any town, but the wonderful historic village of Metamora! All you have to do to register to get on the ballot as a candidate is go to www.MetamoraIndiana.com/Mayor.htm and sign up yourself or your friend(s), paying the $20 registration fee with your credit card or Paypal account.

Registered candidates will receive a very nice frameable certificate stating they are on the ballot for the Mayor of Metamora in 2006.

Voting for yourself or other candidates can be done online also from the Mayor election web page. Just like in small town politics the world over, money talks! All votes are purchased for $1 per vote. VOTE EARLY AND OFTEN! Get your friends, family and co-workers to vote for you, and you can actually be elected as honorary Mayor. You need not be present at the final voting event in early August to win, and duties of the person elected are whatever the Mayor wants them to be.

All funds received will be used first to finish the new Public Restroom Facility on the east end of the historic district, then all remaining funds raised will be used towards the $1 million purchase price of the property for the Whitewater Canal Corridor Regional Interpretive Center near the middle of town.

So get in on the fun, help a wonderful cause, and start by registering yourself as a candidate now through the web by going to http://www.MetamoraIndiana.com/Mayor.htm. Your certificate will be mailed to you.

Current candidates include Bonnie, the horse that pulls the carriage ride in town, Grandma Beyer, grandmother of ten, Crystal, the three-year-old daughter of a local shopkeeper, Whiffy, the skunk mascot of a Metamora coffee bar, and Sheri Riggs, a local shopkeeper.

Make yourself the next candidate!

Please note: Only for those who wish to participate: There will be a formal public introduction of all registered candidates on the June 3/4 weekend in Metamora, and a candidates debate on the July 4 weekend (candidates may have a human or adult campaign manager speak for them if desired).