League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada
The League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums and AAUW Capital Branch will present a series of virtual election forums on October 9, 12, 13, and 16 beginning at 6 pm each night.
The forums are co-sponsored by NGBN-TV and the Nevada Appeal. The free forums will feature state and local candidates and experts on the questions that will appear on the November 3 ballot. The forums will be conducted with no audience, but will be broadcast via NGBN-TV on the night of the forum, and will be available for later viewing on YouTube through links on each organization’s website and Facebook page.
“Voters who view these forums can become fully informed about the candidates and the ballot questions,” said Catherine Cunningham, LWVNNV board member. “We are asking the public to submit questions for the candidates by October 1.” Members of the public are invited to submit brief questions identified by date and panel appropriate for all candidates on the panel, by October 1, via email to infoforum333@gmail.com .
The lineups for the four evenings are as follows:
Oct. 9, 2020: Assembly District 40: Sena Loyd, P.K. O’Neill
Oct. 12, 2020: Carson City School District Trustee District 7: Joe Cacioppo, Joy R Trushenski; Carson City Board of Supervisors Ward 2: Maurice “Mo” White, Stacie Wilke-McCulloch
Oct. 13, 2020: Statewide Ballot Issues: Board of Regents, Recognize All Marriages, Pardons, Voter Rights, Energy. NOTE: This is a pre-recorded event conducted in September by LWV of Nevada.
Oct. 16, 2020: Congressional District 2: Patricia Ackerman, Mark Amodei, Janine Hansen
To access nonpartisan information on local and state candidates, go to www.vote411.org
Mail-in ballots will be sent to all Carson City voters by October 14. In person early voting is from Saturday, October 17 through Friday, October 30. This year, early voting takes place only at the Carson City Community Center. Election Day is Tuesday November 3.
For more information, check the Carson City elections website: https://www.carson.org/government/departments-a-f/clerk-recorder/elections-department.
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.
