PORTLAND — Ralph Carmona, vice chair of the city’s Democratic Party, is joining 15 other candidates for mayor.

Carmona, who is also an instructor at the University of Southern Maine, plans to announce formally on Wednesday.

That will make him one of 16 candidates to register with the city, a step that allows them to raise money and set up campaign organizations.

Candidates can begin taking out petitions to gather signatures for a place on the ballot on Friday. Those petitions can be returned in the latter half of August.

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