(La Porte County, IN) - The spotlight for two consecutive days will be on candidates for local offices in the May primary. The League of Women Voters of La Porte County is sponsoring a candidate forum at 7 p.m. on March 29th for people running for mayor and city council in La Porte. The forum will be inside the Commissioners’ Meeting Room on the main level of the La Porte County Complex.

 

Another forum for mayoral and city council candidates in Michigan City is scheduled March 30 also at 7 p.m. at City Hall inside the City Council chambers.

 

The LWV is partnering with Access La Porte County in the forums.

 

The candidates will give opening and closing statements. They will also have the opportunity to answer questions from the public. Only written questions screened by the LWV’s Voter Services Committee will be accepted at the forum.  Members of the public are asked to submit questions in advance to lwvlaporte@gmail.com. Written questions will also be accepted from audience members present at the forums.

 

Access LaPorte County (ALCO) will live-stream the events on ALCO's FaceBook page, which will be rebroadcast on ALCO's Public Access website and YouTube channel.