LWV and Ask2Know to Collaborate on Forum at Council Chambers on March 3

To prepare voters for Culver City’s April 8 municipal election, League of Women Voters Culver City Unit will present a candidate forum in Mike Balkman Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday March 3. Co-sponsor is Ask2Know Kid Forums. Live television coverage will be provided on the City Channel beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Questions for the candidates may be submitted in writing at the event, or e-mailed in advance to talbwhite@smartvoter.org. Culver City High School students are also developing questions in their Government classes, but persons of any age are welcome to make submit questions via e-mail.

An experienced, League-trained moderator from outside Culver City will conduct the forum along with a student from Culver City High School. All four City Council candidates (Gary Abrams, Jim B. Clarke, Jeff Cooper, and Christopher King) have accepted invitations to attend.

Ask2Know will host a voter registration rally outside City Hall beginning at 5:30 p.m. Emphasis will be placed on signing up high school seniors in advance of becoming eligible to vote, but any person who wants to register or change his/her registration is welcome to participate.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization devoted to informed and active participation in government. It does not support or oppose any candidate for public office.

For more information, visit smartvoter.org or call the LWV Los Angeles office at 213-368-1616.