League of Women Voters hosts Carson City election forum series beginning Monday
Submitted by editor on Sun, 10/07/2018 - 11:01am
Event Date:
October 8, 2018 - 5:30pm
The League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums, American Association of University Women Capital (NV) Branch, PFLAG Carson Region, Partnership Carson City, and Carson City Arts & Culture Coalition will present a series of election forums this Monday and Tuesday and again Oct. 15-16.
The free forums will feature state and local candidates and experts on the questions that will appear on the November 6 ballot.
The public is invited to attend the four forums at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 West King Street. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the forums begin at 5:30 p.m. each evening except on Tuesday, Oct. 9, the forum begins at 6 p.m. KNVC Community Radio at 95.1 FM is media sponsor of the forums.
“Voters who attend these forums can become fully informed about the candidates and the ballot questions,” said Jean Laird, LWVNNV Voter Services Chair. “The public is invited to attend and to submit questions for the candidates or about the ballot questions.” The lineups for the four evenings are as follows:
Monday, Oct. 8, 2018: Statewide ballot issues: Marsy’s Law; Pink Tax Exemption; Energy Choice Initiative; Medical Patient Tax Relief Act; Automatic Voter Registration Initiative; Renewable Energy Promotion Initiative.
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018: Statewide constitutional officer candidates including Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, and Attorney General have been invited.
Monday, Oct. 15, 2018: Carson City Board of Supervisors Ward 1: Stacey Giomi, John Wood. Sheriff: Kenny Furlong, Lorne Houle. Justice of the Peace, Dept 2: Kristin Luis, Ryan Russell.
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018: Congressional District 2: Mark Amodei, Clint Koble. State Senate District 16: Tina Davis-Hersey, Ben Kieckhefer; State Senate District 17: Curtis Cannon, James Settelmeyer. Assembly District 39: Patricia Ackerman, Paul Cwalina, Jim Wheeler; Assembly District 40: Al Kramer, Autumn Zemke.
To access nonpartisan information on local and state candidates and ballot questions, go to www.ballotready.org.
Early voting is from Saturday, October 20 through Friday, November 2. Early voting takes place on the first floor of the County Courthouse, 885 East Musser Street, Carson City. Election Day is Tuesday November 6.
The League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada is a non-partisan non-profit organization supporting public information and involvement to promote informed voting and public participation.
Sierra Nevada Forums provides citizens with fact-based verifiable information to assist them in making well-informed decisions on issues of importance to our community and beyond.
The mission of the American Association of University Women is to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education and advocacy. AAUW Capital (NV) branch is the local entity.
PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) provides support, education, and advocacy by uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families friends and allies. Carson Region is the local chapter.
Partnership Carson City’s mission is to foster a healthy community by building strong families and successful youth through education, collaboration and engagement of our citizens.
The Carson City Arts & Culture Coalition supports a vibrant cultural life for our community by promoting and advocating on behalf of the area’s artists and cultural institutions. The Coalition recognizes that a creative environment is an essential component of energetic civic life and sustained economic growth in the community.
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