The League of Women Voters chapters of the Aurora area, Elgin area and Central Kane County will be co-hosting hybrid candidate forums for candidates for Kane County offices and others on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at Batavia City Hall, 100 N. Island Ave. in Batavia.
The non-partisan forums will provide area residents a chance to hear from candidates in contested Kane County races, as well as candidates running to represent Illinois State House Districts 65 and 70 in the November election, officials of the League of Women Voters said in a press release.
Both forums are open to the public. Residents can participate by joining the live in-person audience, watching the live stream on BATV, or viewing the recording later on the BATV YouTube Channel, officials said.
The first forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at Batavia City Hall. The Leagues have invited candidates in contested races for the offices of Kane County auditor, Kane County coroner, Kane County Board Districts 2, 10, 12, 14 and 18, and Kane County Board chair.
The second forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Batavia City Hall. The Leagues have invited candidates in contested races for the offices of Kane County recorder, Kane County circuit clerk, Kane County state’s attorney, and Illinois House Districts 65 and 70.
Each forum will be moderated by members of the League of Women Voters, according to the release. 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, the release said.
Members of the public who want 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, according to the release.
Recordings of both forums may be posted on the websites of the hosting Leagues and will be available for viewing on the IL Voter Guide website at https://illinoisvoterguide.org, which is hosted by the League of Women Voters of Illinois Education Fund.
For more information about the candidate forums, email info@lwvckc.org.
