LWVSRQ to Host Two Rescheduled General Election Candidate Forums

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The two General Election Candidate Forums that were postponed as a result of Hurricane Milton have now been rescheduled. All candidates for these races have been invited. All candidates are asked the same questions and asked to speak for themselves with no rebuttal. Sarasota County Commission District 3 - October 21, 2024 5:30pm. Sarasota County Charter Review Board - October 22, 2024 5:30pm. Both forums will be live-streamed on the League’s YouTube Channel and will be available for later viewing. To submit questions for the candidates and get more information go to lwvsrq.org.In addition to candidate forums the League of Women Voters of Sarasota County provides multiple educational tools to empower Sarasota County’s voters: vote411.org - The US League’s comprehensive online voter guide which includes local races as well. A comprehensive, downloadable General Election Voter Guide geared to all Sarasota County voters (accessible from our homepage).Printed Voter Guides which are available at all the Sarasota County Public Libraries. (Check first for post Milton updates on which libraries are open.) Brochures on how to evaluate candidates running for the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board (Spanish Version) and the pros and cons of Amendment 1 (Spanish Version). A website FAQs page focusing on voter registration, renewing vote by mail ballots and checking voter status in Sarasota County. Speaker’s Bureau presentations on the six amendments that appear on the November ballot., voting rights, mis and dis information and changes to Florida’s voting laws. To stay up to date on these forums and other League election related events subscribe to their monthly newsletter “The Sarasota Voter”.

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