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The field of candidates for LA Unified’s vacant District 1 seat can only reach eight.

An update from the LA City Clerk’s office today indicated that Alison Noel, who described herself as an “Educator Advocate/Engineer” on her filing form, produced an “insufficient” petition to get her name on the ballot for the June 3 special election.

So far, seven candidates have been qualified — Genethia Hudley-Hayes, George McKenna, Hattie McFrazier, Sherlett Hendy Newbill, Rachel Johnson, Omarosa Manigault and Alex Johnson. Another candidate, David Earle Moch, has a few more days to have his petition certified.