Homecoming Queen off Ballot : Politics: Venice man who was elected Santa Monica College homecoming queen in 1975 has failed to qualify for City Council race.

It has been more than 15 years since Goldie Glitters’ last fleeting brush with acclaim.

The Venice man attracted a few days of media attention in 1975, when he was elected Santa Monica College’s first and only male homecoming queen. Some spectators threw eggs at Glitters’ coronation, and football players threatened to boycott the second half of the homecoming game.

Glitters had been attempting to return to the limelight recently by running as a write-in candidate for the 6th District seat on the Los Angeles City Council. But those long-shot hopes of winning the office were dashed this week when he missed a deadline to qualify his campaign for the April 9 primary against incumbent Ruth Galanter and six challengers.

Glitters, 44, failed to turn in the required 500 petition signatures or pay a $300 fee by Tuesday to certify his write-in candidacy. Thus, election officials will refuse to count any votes cast for him.

“I only had about 300 signatures,” Glitters said. “I didn’t have enough time to get the 500 signatures. I was the only person working on my campaign. . . . I’m sad, because I don’t think any of the people running (for the council seat) are qualified.”

Now a performance artist--although out of work because of a disability--Glitters said the goals of his campaign were to raise some serious issues and at the same time “lighten up” his fellow candidates.

He added, “If actors and actresses can be politicians or president, why can’t a homecoming queen be on the City Council and have just as much to give?”