West End Candidate Forum Thursday October 8 (UPDATE: Had wrong date. It's the 8th)
Oct 6, 2009 9:00 - 3 Comments
This is just a reminder to our politically-inclined friends that this election season’s first candidate forum is set for this >Thursday, October 8, at the Rockville Senior Center at 1150 Carnation Drive.
Organized by the West End Citizens Association, this forum will be televised by Rockville’s Channel 11, so wear your I’m-on-TV outfit!
And, since it’s televised, it should start promptly at 7:00 pm, so don’t saunter in late.
This is the first of three televised candidate forums sponsored by the City.
(And don’t forget, Rockville Central’s candidate forum is coming later this month, Saturday morning October 24.)
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this is the invitation, which describes the format and asks for “all”rockville residents to submit questions. WEST END CITIZEN’S ASSOCIATION Rockville, Maryland http://www.weca.us October 5, 2009 To: All Mayor and Council Election 2009 Candidates Subject: West End Citizens Association Debate You are invited to participate in the WECA hosted debate this Thursday evening, October 8th, 2009, at the Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive. The debate will begin at 7PM and end at 9PM. WECA is one of three selected groups that are independent and nonpartisan, and that do not endorse candidates. Each group is responsible for inviting candidates, choosing a moderator and format, and deciding what questions to ask. The three debates will be televised on TRC11 and carried online on the City’s website. Jim Vitol, WECA Vice President, will serve as moderator. The mayoral candidates will have 40 minutes to debate. They will be allowed a two-minute opening statement and will have two minutes for closing. Each candidate will be allowed 1 minute to respond to a question and will ½ minute to comment or rebut her opponent’s answer. Each council candidate will have one minute for an opening statement and one minute for a closing statement. Each candidate will have one minute to respond to questions asked. No rebuttal will be allowed. All Rockville residents are encouraged to submit questions to Jack Gelin, WECA corresponding secretary, at gelinjac@verizon.net . There will also be cards available the evening of the debate to submit additional questions. Please acknowledge receipt of this invitation. As in year’s past, we anticipate a good turnout of voters and look forward to your participation. Sincerely, Jack Gelin,Corresponding Secretary
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Jim Vitol is no longer moderating. The new moderator is Sonya Green.