Candidates running to fill two seats on the Marquette Area Public Schools (MAPS) Board will be answering citizens’ questions at the League of Women Voters’ Marquette County Candidate Forum on Oct 6, 2022 held at Kaufman Auditorium, from 7:00 to 8:30pm, doors opening at 6:30. Five candidates are currently running for the two seats: Monet Borione, Leigh Beth Freberg, Adam Ladd, Cherryl Maddox-Smith and Jason Zdunek. The Forum will include opening statements, questions submitted by citizens in advance and by the audience, and closing statements from each candidate. The Moderator for the event will be a League officer.
The in-person Forum will also be live-streamed to the LWVMC Facebook page. Anyone can tune in by entering this address in their search engine: https://www.facebook.com/LWVMarquetteCounty.
The Forum will also be recorded and placed on the LWVMC Web Site (lwvmqt.org) and Facebook page (League of Women Voters of Marquette County). No other recordings may be made and no clips of the recording can be used in any political campaign.
You can send any questions you have for the candidates to jfoley1950@gmail.com in advance. Questions sent in advance and those submitted by the Forum audience will be screened for appropriateness and may be rewritten for clarity. Questions on the same topic may be combined so that as many topics can be covered as time allows. Opening statements will be one minute long, each question answer will be one minute, and closing statements will be two minutes. The League works to promote civil discourse and the candidates are asked to direct their statements and answers to their own goals and hopes for the community and constituents, and to refrain from personal remarks about the other candidates.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government. The League never supports or opposes political parties or candidates. The LWVMC is providing this forum as an opportunity for candidates to express their views related to their candidacy. Statements expressed by the candidates are not endorsed or opposed by the League. Also, the League does not certify the accuracy of any candidates’ statements. Voters are encouraged to fact-check any information shared at the Forum.
Due to the ongoing COVID epidemic and the moderate risk status of Marquette County, the League has the following recommendations: masks and vaccinations are not mandatory; please wear a mask if not vaccinated; please wear a mask if your immune system is compromised or if you think you might have been exposed. If ill or you have known recent exposure, please stay home and watch the live stream.
The local League welcomes new members. Membership is open to anyone 16 years of age or older. For more information about the Forum contact Jo Foley, jfoley1950@gmail.com. For information about the Marquette League, email lwvmqt.org.
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