On May 23rd, Thursday, at 6 PM, in The David Perry Administration
Building Auditorium, 423 College Street, upper level, in Carrollton,
the League of Women Voters of Carrollton-Carroll County will hold a
Candidate Forum for the position of Carroll County Commission
Chairman.  All five of the candidates have agreed to participate. The
Forum will be moderated by Bruce Lyon. The Assistant Moderator is
Kathie Lyon. The Operational Chairperson is Jennifer Dandliker, LWVCCC
Vice President.

A Brief Overview of the Evening

The Forum will begin at 6:00 PM. A representative of the League of
Women Voters of Carrollton – Carroll County will welcome all
participants, give brief statements about the League, and introduce
the Moderator. The Moderator will welcome the participants. The
Moderator will introduce the Assistant Moderator, the Operational
Chairperson, the Timekeeper, the League Monitors, the Media, and the
Candidates, stating the office they are seeking. The Moderator will
give an overview of the Protocols. The Moderator will encourage
members of the Audience and Media to submit questions for use in the
Forum. Notecards for that purpose will be given out by the League
Monitors. Candidates will give prepared opening remarks of equal
length in time, 90 seconds, as prescribed by the Moderator. The
Moderator will begin with questions generated by the LWVCCC Voter
Services Committee and proceed through questions from the Audience and
Media. The Moderator will ask for questions from the Audience and
Media to be written and given to the designated League Monitors. The
Assistant Moderator will vet the questions, arrange the questions by
related topics, combine duplicates, shorten them when appropriate, and
give them to the Moderator. The Moderator will direct the questions to
the Candidates and tell them the time constraints. Please note that
all questions submitted cannot be answered in the time allotted. After
the Q&A period, each Candidate will make closing remarks and or
rebuttals of equal time, 90 seconds, as prescribed by the Moderator.
The Moderator will thank the participants and bring the Forum to a
close. Candidates are encouraged to speak informally with Voters after
the Forum.

“The League is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor
opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government,
but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the
public.”

“The League of Women Voters of the United States encourages informed
and active participation in government, works to increase
understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public
policy through education and advocacy. The League of Women Voters
Education Fund works to register voters, provide voters with election
information through voter guides as well as candidate forums and
debates.”

Kathie Barrett, LWVCCC President
Jennifer Dandliker, Vice-President

League of Women Voters of Carrollton – Carroll County
P.O. Box 1014 Carrollton, GA 30112-1014
website: local: http://www.lwvga.org/lwvofcarrollton.html
state: lwvga.org          national: lwv.org
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LWVCCC Candidate Forum, May 23 We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right,
the knowledge and the confidence to participate. We believe in the
power of women to create a more perfect democracy. The League is proud
to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or
political parties at any level of government, but always working on
vital issues of concern to members and the public.