The Atlanta Progressive News has this story about obstacles that Mary Norwood faces, as she tried to collect 27,000 valid signatures between now and July 13. She is an independent candidate for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia, Commission. UPDATE: the number of signatures she needs is 22,599. Georgia calculates the number of signatures for district and county office by taking 5% of the number of registered voters at the general election in which that office was last up. The office was last up in 2006, not 2008. There were many fewer registered voters in 2006 than 2008.

She was previously on the City Council (the city has non-partisan elections) and she came very close to being elected Mayor of Atlanta last year.