(La Porte County, IN) - The League of Women Voters of LaPorte County will hold Candidate Forums in partnership with Access LaPorte County.

 

The first will be at 7:00 pm on March 27th in City Hall Council Chambers at City Hall in Michigan City. The second one will be on April 3rd in the Commissioners' Meeting Room at LaPorte County Complex.

 

May primary candidates for the following offices have been invited to the March 27th forum in Michigan City: State Representative District 009 and District 020, LaPorte County Commission District 2 and District 3; Circuit Court Judge; LaPorte County Auditor; LaPorte County Coroner; and LaPorte County Surveyor.

 

Candidates for the following offices have been invited to the April 3rd forum in LaPorte: State Senate District 08; LaPorte County Council At-Large; LaPorte County Clerk; LaPorte County Recorder; and LaPorte County Treasurer.

 

Access LaPorte County (ALCO) will live-stream the forums on ALCO's FaceBook page. Access LaPorte County will provide replays on Government Channel 97 on Comcast cable, and It will also be available on its webpage and YouTube Channel within 24 to 48 hours of the event.

 

The League of Women Voters of LaPorte County (LWV) will provide a moderator and question screeners.

 

Candidates will give opening and closing statements and will have the opportunity to answer questions from the public. Only written questions screened by the League’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 and screened from audience members present at the forums.

 

The League of Women Voters of LaPorte County is a nonpartisan organization whose mission is to encourage informed and active participation in voting and in government. For more information about the candidate forums, visit www.lwvlaporte.org or contact the League at lwvlaporte@gmail.com.