League of Women Voters hosts candidate forums
As voting season swiftly approaches, the League of Women Voters of Hays County has begun its virtual candidate forums These forums, six in total, are organized as Zoom webinars, hosting candidates for elected positions at the state and local level. The first of these, on Tuesday, Sept. 27, featured candidates for Texas State Senate, Texas House District 45 and Hays County Judge. The second forum will take place on Thursday, Sept. 29, for county positions including County Commissioners, Treasurer, County Clerk and District Clerk.
All forums will begin at 7 p.m. Future forums include the following: Tuesday, Oct. 4: County Court-at-Law Thursday, Oct. 6: District Judge, District Attorney, Justice of the Peace Tuesday, Oct. 11: San Marcos Mayor, San Marcos City Council Thursday, Oct. 13: Wimberley ISD Board of Trustees, Woodcreek City Council The event schedule can also be accessed on the event calendar on the LWV Hays County website (lwvhaysco.com) as well as on its Facebook page.
Forum questions for the candidates have been prepared by the League of Women Voters with input from the community.
The forums can be viewed live or afterwards from recordings on the Hays County League website. All candidate forums will be listed on the LWV of Hays County website on the Candidate Forums page. No registration is required to watch.
Candidate information will be available on VOTE411.org in early October and updated as available.
“As part of the LWV of Hays County mission to empower voters, the candidate forums are a valuable resource for voters to fully inform themselves before heading to the vote center,” said Mary Peterson Earls, president of LWV of Hays County. “The U.S. Census reports that Hays County experienced the fastest rate of growth, adding over 83,000 new residents, many of which are eligible voters. The LWV encourages new Hays County voters to attend these local forums to learn of and experience the candidates vying for their votes, however, as always, all voters are urged to attend.”
The League of Women Voters of Hays County’s mission is “Empowering voters. Defending democracy.” Its members “envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate” and “believe in the power of women to create a more perfect democracy,” according to its website.
LWV is a nonpartisan organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice.