Princess Anne apparently misstated the filing date for the upcoming municipal elections in June.
They told the media that the filing deadline was May 17 but it was actually the 9th.
Town Commission president Garland Hayward told the Salisbury Daily Times that has led town officials reject a candidate who filed on May 11th.
The contested seats are for districts 1 and 2.
The mistake follows the arrest of the at-large town commissioner Lionel Frederick who has been charged with extortion in an electoral bribery scheme.
He allegedly offered to keep a potential opponent of incumbent Dennis Williams out of the race in exchange for a bribe.
