The fall general election season is in full swing and with that comes candidate forums.
As a 100-plus-year-old trusted organization, it is the League of Women Voters’ tradition to host candidate forums which voters use to get educated on candidates’ positions on issues of importance to them and their families.
Forums are designed to provide a safe space for candidates to share their views on issues of importance to the voting public. The League strives to promote an opportunity for information to be presented in a nonpartisan, neutral setting that benefits the voting public.
A candidate forum can clearly be seen as a job interview. Who gets to refuse a job interview and still get the job? Campaign stops, glad handing, ads, flyers and stump speeches absolutely do not serve the same purpose.
Invitations for these forums have gone out to candidates running for the offices of Illinois Supreme Court District 2, Illinois Appellate Court District 2, U.S. Congressional District 11, state Senate District 42 and state representative districts 50 and 83.
We are also hosting forums for the candidates running for Kane County sheriff, Kane County clerk, Kane County treasurer and Kane County Board Districts 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 18.
Please check LWVIL.org/ LWVCKC.org for information on the specific time and date of forums.
Patricia Hayes Lackman, vice president/Voter Service
Jean Pierce, vice president
Llona Steele, vice president
League of Women Voters of Central Kane County
