Schedule of forums begins July 11
The Midland Area League of Women Voters in partnership with the Midland Community Television Network will host candidate forums covering the four contested area races to be decided in the August 2 primary.
The forums will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 12 in the studio of MCTV in the lower level of the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library.
Midland Area League President Kim Steinke will moderate the forum, according to the following schedule:
Monday, July 11
7 p.m. — Republican candidates, Martin Blank, Annette Glenn, Christian Velasquez, for the new 35th District State Senate seat.
Followed by Democratic candidates, Matt Dawson and Larry Grell, for the new 95th District State House seat.
Tuesday, July 12
7 p.m. — Republican candidates, Ann Manary, Charles McGinnis Jr., Bill G. Schuette, for the new 95th District State House seat.
Followed by Republican candidates, Kari Atkinson and Jim Geisler, for County Commissioner District 5.
Audience members need to arrive by 6:45 p.m. each day. Attendees are welcome as long as seating is available in the studio, which has limited seating available.
The program will be broadcast live on Charter Spectrum channel 189, AT&T U-Verse channel 99 Messages, and through the MCTV Community Voices App on ROKU, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire devices. Replays and on-demand playback will be available on Charter Spectrum 191, AT&T U-Verse 99, and streaming devices. Watch this forum live or on demand through the Cablecast Community Media iOS and Android mobile app or through MCTV’s website at www.cityofmidlandmi.gov/MCTV. This forum will also be available through the MCTV Network Community Voices YouTube channel.
Information on primary election candidates in races at the federal, state and local levels can be found by July 1 at www.VOTE411.org, the League of Women Voters' online voter guide. Just enter your address, follow the directions, and you will get personalized information on candidates and issues. Local ballot proposals are also included in VOTE411.
For the general election on Nov. 8, VOTE411 will also provide access to information on candidates at the federal, state and local levels. The League of Women Voters will also publish its traditional hard copy voter guide that will be distributed in October as an insert in the Midland Daily News.
The Midland Area LWV thanks the Saginaw LWV for their help in producing the forum for the new 35th District, which comprises parts of Midland, Saginaw and Bay Counties.
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