Anyone can claim they’re going to run for public office in the District, but that doesn’t mean that they’ll actually appear on the ballot.

Yesterday was the deadline for candidates running in the September 12 primary to turn in their nominating petitions, the paperwork where they collect a certain number of signatures from registered voters in order to actually get on the ballot. For citywide races, candidates must collect 2,000 signatures; for ward seats, as few as 250 signatures can get you on the ballot. The nominating petitions often narrow down the field of contenders, especially for citywide offices like mayor, chair of the D.C. Council, At-Large representative on the council, delegate to the House of Representatives, and Shadow Representative.

Of the 13 people that declared their interest in being the District’s mayor, seven turned in their nominating papers, amongst them Mayor Adrian Fenty, Vincent Gray, Leo Alexander, Sulaimon Brown, Michael Green, Ernest Johnson, and Carlos Allen. Wait, the same Carlos Allen whose entire claim to fame is being a White House party crasher-wannabe? Yep, that one.