FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 2024
CONTACT
Mary Miller, Communications Chair
League of Women Voters of Geauga
(216) 409-6057
mary.miller@lwvgeauga.org
LWV Geauga Announces Dates for Candidate Forums; Adds New Educational Programming to Further Serve Voters
The League of Women Voters of Geauga (LWVG) is expanding voter service and community outreach efforts in 2024. The nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government will host three programming events designed to educate and prepare voters as they gear up to hit the polls this election season.
Candidate Forums
Two candidate forums, LWVG’s signature election season offering, will take place on the evenings of September 30 at Kenston High School and October 3 at Berkshire High School. Candidates will receive an official LWVG invitation & RSVP link by August 22 and must RSVP to indicate their participation by September 8, 2024. To ensure voters across the region have access to these programs, LWVG will share recordings of these events on both our website and YouTube channel.
Issue representatives and candidates for the following contested races will be invited:
Kenston Forum on September 30, 2024
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Issue/Contested Race
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Applicable Empty Chair Policy
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Job & Family Services Levy
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n/a
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Kenston Permanent Improvement Levy
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n/a
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Commissioner, Commencing 1/2/2025
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LWV Geauga
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Commissioner, Commencing 1/3/2025
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LWV Geauga
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Common Pleas Judge
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LWV Geauga
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State Representative, 35th District
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LWV Ohio
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Berkshire Candidate Forum on October 3, 2024
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Issue/Contested Race
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Applicable Empty Chair Policy
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Job & Family Services Levy
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n/a
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Berkshire Renewal Levy
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n/a
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Commissioner, Commencing 1/2/2025
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LWV Geauga
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Commissioner, Commencing 1/3/2025
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LWV Geauga
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Common Pleas Judge
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LWV Geauga
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State Senator, 32nd District
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LWV Ohio
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State Representative, 99th District
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LWV Ohio
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Races subject to LWV Ohio’s Empty Chair Policy may only be presented if two or more candidates in the race agree to participate. Races subject to LWV Geauga’s Empty Chair Policy will be presented even if only one candidate agrees to participate. Invited candidates who agreed to participate in the forum by the deadline will have an opportunity to connect with voters and distribute materials following the forum, regardless of whether their opponent participates in the forum.
Election Education - Proud of the Process
Yet before candidates answer questions in real time at the forums, LWVG wants to ensure all residents understand how free and fair elections work. A brand new education initiative called “Proud of the Process” is a soup to nuts approach to all things voting.
WHAT: Presented by the League of Women Voters Geauga, Proud Of The Process, gives local
voters insight into how the Geauga County Board of Elections runs fair and secure elections year after year. This moderated discussion is free and open to the public.
WHO: Michelle Lane, Director Geauga County Board of Elections
Nora McGinnis, Deputy Director, Geauga County Board of Elections
Moderated by a member of the League of Women Voters of Geauga
WHEN: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Geauga County Library Administration Center
12701 Ravenwood Dr.
Chardon, OH 44024
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ABOUT THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF GEAUGA
LWVG is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. They do not support or oppose individual candidates or parties. Learn more about the LWVG at www.lwvgeauga.org.