Candidates for Murfreesboro mayor, Murfreesboro City Council, and the Murfreesboro City School Board on the upcoming August 4 ballot will have an opportunity to introduce themselves and respond to a moderator's questions on a timed basis at three consecutive forums on Tuesday evening, June 7.
The forums will be hosted by the League of Women Voters of Murfreesboro/Rutherford County in conjunction with Murfreesboro CityTV and the City of Murfreesboro Communications Department.
The public is invited to attend in person, watch live on CityTV, or stream live or later.
The schedule for the forums is
5:00-5:35 PM Mayoral candidates
Nathan Bennett, Tony Lehew, Shane McFarland6:00-7:10 PM City Council candidates (3 seats up for election)
Jami Averwater, Carolyn Cox, Madelyn Scales Harris, Austin Maxwell, Warren Russell, Samantha Sourinho, Ricky Turner7:30-8:10 PM City School Board candidates (3 seats up for election)
Karen Dodd, Barbara Long, Amanda Moore, Florence Omachonu
Ending times are approximate. The public should be seated 10 minutes prior to each start time. There will be no admittance once each forum is underway.
A question pool is developed by a League committee with citizen input. You may submit suggested questions to the League at lwvrutherford@gmail.com. The moderator is not publicly aligned with any candidate and makes the final determination of questions.
All questions cannot be used due to time restrictions,but your input is helpful to the moderator in identifying topics of high interest and selecting the final questions from our question bank.
The forum can be viewed live on Murfreesboro City TV located on Comcast Xfinity channels 3 and 1094, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Mobile, youtube.com/cityofmurfreesboro, murfreesborotn.gov/citytv, and on the City’s Facebook page at facebook.com/cityofmurfreesborotn.
Early voting runs July 15 through July 30.
About the venue
The forums will be held in Murfreesboro City Hall’s Council Chambers. Parking is available in the garage under City Hall, or on nearby streets.
To assure an impartial and welcoming environment for all candidates, no campaign materials (t-shirts, buttons, signs, etc.) are allowed.