Candidate forums were service to voters

As the spring primary election season nears its end, the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County along with the local leagues of the Aurora Area and the Elgin Area have completed hosting forums for candidates in contested races for the primary.

Forums are designed to provide a safe space for candidates to share their views on issues of importance to the voting public. The League of Women Voters strives to promote an opportunity for information to be presented in a nonpartisan, neutral setting that benefits the voting public. A candidate forum can clearly be seen as a job interview. Campaign stops, glad handing, ads, flyers and stump speeches absolutely do not serve the same purpose.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank city officials for assisting us with the forums at Batavia City Hall. The venue is perfect to host a forum in that an audience can be in attendance and the forum is aired live on our local cable television station BATV’s YouTube channel (1017).

Thanks also to the candidates for attending the forums. We know campaign time is extremely busy and sometimes it is hard to work in a forum around your “other” job. Your attendance is appreciated.

Finally, thanks to the many Leaguers who volunteered their time to make our forums happen.

We are already gearing up for the general elections in November. Keep tuned for forums in September and early October.

Patti Lackman, Vice president and Voter Service Chair

Llona Steele, Vice President

Tammy Caltagirone, Vice President

League of Women Voters of Central Kane County