The Leagues of Women Voters of the Aurora Area, Elgin Area, and Central Kane County will be co-host to a hybrid candidate forum Wednesday, Oct. 9. The event covers races for US Congress 11, IL State Rep 49, IL State Senate 25, and Judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit 4th Subcircuit. Following the candidate forum, there will be a short presentation by the Kane County Forest Preserve District staff to explain the Land Acquisition & Preserve Improvement Referendum appearing on the November 5 General Election ballot.
Programming will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Batavia City Hall, 100 N. Island Avenue, Batavia. Residents are encouraged to participate by joining the live in-person audience, watching the live-stream on BATV, or viewing the recording on the BATV YouTube Channel. The candidate forum will be moderated by a member of the League of Women Voters. Candidates will be given an opportunity to provide one-minute opening statements, after which time the candidates will be presented with a series of questions. Candidates will be given one minute to respond to each question they receive. Following questions, each candidate will be given one minute for a closing statement. Members of the public wishing to submit questions for the candidates may do so in writing during the live in-person events. Consistent with normal League of Women Voters practice, questions will be reviewed by League members for appropriateness before they are presented to the candidates.
A recording of the program will be posted on the websites of the hosting Leagues and will be available for viewing on the IL Voter Guide website (https://illinoisvoterguide.org), which is hosted by the League of Women Voters of Illinois Education Fund.
Patti Lackman, Voter Service Chair of the LWV of Central Kane County, explained, “The League of Women Voters is well respected for its tradition of conducting non-partisan candidate forums. We are excited to provide the candidates this important opportunity to share their background and policy views with voters in their districts.”
Here are some important dates to know for the upcoming election:
- October 8: Last day to register to vote using the regular process.
- October 9 – November 4: Grace period registration and voting at designated sites.
- October 21: First day that early voting is expanded to remaining early voting sites.
- November 5: Election Day! Polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m..
Nonpartisan information about voting in Illinois can be found at https://illinoisvoterguide.org/. Anyone wishing to find out more about this candidate forum or any other event hosted by the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County may obtain more information by emailing info@lwvckc.org.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
—League of Women Voters of the Aurora Area, Elgin Area, and Central Kane County