Have questions for Ann Arbor area political candidates? Submit them by Friday to LWV

Posted on Wed, Jun 20, 2012 : 5:57 a.m.

Still have questions you want answered by local candidates before the Aug. 7 primary? If so, the League of Women Voters in Ann Arbor wants to hear from you.

The league is taking suggestions for questions to be asked at the candidate forums it's holding on July 9 and 10.

President Nancy Schewe said members of the public have until Friday to submit questions in advance to lwv.ann.arbor.area@gmail.com.

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That can include questions for candidates running for the Ann Arbor City Council, the 7th District seat on the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, the 53rd District state House race, the 22nd Circuit Court judge seat or water resources commissioner.

The schedule for the LWV candidate forums is as follows:

Monday, July 9

  • 7-7:30 p.m. — State Representative, 53rd District
  • 8-8:30 p.m. — County Commissioner, District 7
  • 9-9:30 p.m. — County Water Resources Commissioner

Tuesday, July 10

  • 7-7:30 p.m. — Ann Arbor City Council, Wards 1 & 2
  • 8-8:30 p.m. — Ann Arbor City Council, Wards 4 & 5
  • 9-10 p.m. — 22nd Circuit Court Judges (non-incumbent)

The league is taping the forums at the CTN studios at 2805 South Industrial Highway on July 9 and 10. Limited seating is available at the studios. The forums will be rebroadcast until the day before the August primary election and can be viewed on the CTN website.

AnnArbor.com will have coverage of local primary races leading up to Election Day. If you have questions you want AnnArbor.com to ask any candidates for any race, leave them below in the comment section or email ryanstanton@annarbor.com.

Ryan J. Stanton covers government and politics for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at ryanstanton@annarbor.com or 734-623-2529. You also can follow him on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.

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