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Asbury Park council members John B. Moor and Amy Quinn have filed to run for re-election along with three running mates.

All five council seats are up for grabs in the November 4 election and it will be the first time in the city’s history voters will directly select their mayor.

The petition lists Moor, of 1407 Fourth Ave., as the mayoral candidate.

Quinn, of 400 Deal Lake Drive, will seek re-election as a member of the city council.

Joe Woerner, [shown at right] of 1103 1/2 Third Ave., an unsuccessful candidate who ran with Quinn and Moor on the One Asbury ticket in the 2013 municipal election, will again run alongside Moor and Quinn. Joining them are Jesse “Coach K” Kendle, of 1204 Fourth Avenue, and Barbara “Yvonne” Clayton, of 908 Cookman Ave.

Quinn and Moor announced in May their intent to run together under the ticket “Asbury Together,” and that the two would add candidates to the slate as the election neared.

Asbury Park voters approved a change of government referendum in the last November general election, which cut short the terms of all five seated council members and moved the city’s non-partisan municipal elections from May to November.

One candidate must secure more than 50 percent of the popular vote to be elected mayor. If no candidate gets over 50 percent of the vote on election day, the top two candidates will go head-to-head in a runoff election four weeks later. That will require the winner to get a majority, either in the first round or the run-off.

At least two council members must win more than 50 percent of the popular vote. If fewer than two candidates win 50 percent of the popular vote, there are provisions for a runoff to be held in December.

Nominating petitions for the November 2014 municipal elections must be submitted to the city clerk’s office by 5 p.m. today.

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