The League of Women Voters of Catawba Valley will host two forums for local election candidates in October.
The first forum will take place at the Newton Public Library between 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM on Thursday, October 1st, and will feature candidates for Catawba County Board of Commission. All candidates for County Commissioner have been invited to the forum, according to the League.
The Commissioner forum will be moderated by Jeff Cline, former mayor of the City of Hickory and current board chair of the Catawba County Economic Development Corporation.
The second forum will take place at the Newton Public Library between 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM on Thursday, October 8th, and will feature candidates for the Catawba County School Board. All candidates for the School Board have been invited to the forum, according to the league.
Both forums will have a “question-and-answer” format. Questions were submitted by the public online prior to the forums and audience members will have the opportunity to submit questions at each forum.
Each forum will be livestreamed on the League of Women Voters’ website and on the organization’s Facebook page.
The League of Women Voters of Catawba Valley describes itself as, “a local nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering voters.”
The League is active in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, and Lincoln counties.