No, the headline is not a joke. A man legally named Santa Claus is running as a write-in candidate for a city council seat in North Pole, Alaska, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports. The village, which is about 13 miles outside of Fairbanks, is holding its elections on Tuesday. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));To my friends in North Pole, Alaska: This Tuesday, please write me in on your election ballot and vote for me for North Pole City Council at North Pole City Hall.