WGXC-90.7 FM
Catskill Candidate Forum
Nov 05, 2011: 1pm - 3pm
Catskill Community Center
344 Main St. | Catskill, NY 12414 | (518) 719-8244
http://www.catskillcommunitycenter.org/
90.7-FM in NY's Upper Hudson Valley and wgxc.org/listen everywhere
http://www.wgxc.org/
Candidates for Town Supervisor, Town Council, and Highway Superintendent have been invited to a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters and WGXC. All candidates have been sent letter invitations. Any candidate who has not been invited yet, can contact WGXC at info@wgxc.org. Candidate forums follow the standard rules of the League of Women Voters. WGXC will broadcast the candidate forum live from the Catskill Community Center. The public may attend in person, and submit questions for candidates, or listen at home live to the radio, or later, to an archived recording. The candidate forum will also be rebroadcast at 10:30 p.m. later the same evening, Nov. 5 on WGXC 90.7-FM.
WGXC has also recently broadcast candidate forums in Hudson and Cairo. To listen to mp3 recordings of those forums, click on either below:
• Link to audio of Hudson Mayoral Candidate Forum with William Hallenbeck and Nick Haddad.
• Link to audio of Cairo Candidate Forum, with candidates for town supervisor, board, town clerk, and highway supervisor.
Tune in to rebroadcasts of these candidate forums on "Saturday Night Special" on WGXC.
• 7 p.m., Cairo Candidate Forum rebroadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM.
• 9 p.m., Hudson Mayoral Debate rebroadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM.
• 10:30, Catskill Candidate Forum rebroadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM.
WGXC has also recently broadcast candidate forums in Hudson and Cairo. To listen to mp3 recordings of those forums, click on either below:
• Link to audio of Hudson Mayoral Candidate Forum with William Hallenbeck and Nick Haddad.
• Link to audio of Cairo Candidate Forum, with candidates for town supervisor, board, town clerk, and highway supervisor.
Tune in to rebroadcasts of these candidate forums on "Saturday Night Special" on WGXC.
• 7 p.m., Cairo Candidate Forum rebroadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM.
• 9 p.m., Hudson Mayoral Debate rebroadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM.
• 10:30, Catskill Candidate Forum rebroadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM.
Basic Political Debate/Meet the Candidates Event Format
Event should be no more than 90 minutes long. Candidates need to arrive 15 minutes before start of event. Substitute speakers are not permitted. No campaign literature or materials will be allowed inside the room.
Lots will be drawn in advance to determine the order of speakers for opening remarks. Moderator will be introduced by the sponsoring organization’s spokesperson. Moderator will introduce panel members and go over the rules. Each candidate will have a 3-minute opening statement.
Audience members will be asked to silence all electronic devices. The audience will be provided with index cards/writing implements with which to write questions.
1. No statements
2. No personal remarks
3. All questions must be legible
4. The moderator will choose questions and paraphrase for clarity/appropriateness.
The candidates will have one minute (or two, depending on number of candidates and time available) to answer. The moderator will call on candidates in succeeding order to answer. The moderator has the right to rule on all questions. No one else will be permitted to see the questions before, during or after the event. [Candidates should be reminded that they may take notes and cover issues/comments they missed during the Q&A as part of their closing statement.]
Depending on time available, questions may be permitted from the floor. Questions will be limited to one minute and will be answered as above. The same rules apply as with written questions. Each candidate may have a 2 or 3-minute closing statement.
The moderator will close the event and invite members of the audience to remain in order to have personal conversations with the candidates (must be agreed upon in advance by candidates).
SPEAKING TIME WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE OTHER CANDIDATES AND THE AUDIENCE’S RIGHT TO HEAR ALL CANDIDATES SPEAK.
Candidates are encouraged to bring campaign literature. A table should be set up outside the room for the purpose of distributing the literature. Each candidate will be permitted to display a packet of flyers, position papers, and letters of endorsement or other campaign material. However, each candidate will be allowed only ONE stack of information on the table unless the organizer permits more.
Event should be no more than 90 minutes long. Candidates need to arrive 15 minutes before start of event. Substitute speakers are not permitted. No campaign literature or materials will be allowed inside the room.
Lots will be drawn in advance to determine the order of speakers for opening remarks. Moderator will be introduced by the sponsoring organization’s spokesperson. Moderator will introduce panel members and go over the rules. Each candidate will have a 3-minute opening statement.
Audience members will be asked to silence all electronic devices. The audience will be provided with index cards/writing implements with which to write questions.
1. No statements
2. No personal remarks
3. All questions must be legible
4. The moderator will choose questions and paraphrase for clarity/appropriateness.
The candidates will have one minute (or two, depending on number of candidates and time available) to answer. The moderator will call on candidates in succeeding order to answer. The moderator has the right to rule on all questions. No one else will be permitted to see the questions before, during or after the event. [Candidates should be reminded that they may take notes and cover issues/comments they missed during the Q&A as part of their closing statement.]
Depending on time available, questions may be permitted from the floor. Questions will be limited to one minute and will be answered as above. The same rules apply as with written questions. Each candidate may have a 2 or 3-minute closing statement.
The moderator will close the event and invite members of the audience to remain in order to have personal conversations with the candidates (must be agreed upon in advance by candidates).
SPEAKING TIME WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE OTHER CANDIDATES AND THE AUDIENCE’S RIGHT TO HEAR ALL CANDIDATES SPEAK.
Candidates are encouraged to bring campaign literature. A table should be set up outside the room for the purpose of distributing the literature. Each candidate will be permitted to display a packet of flyers, position papers, and letters of endorsement or other campaign material. However, each candidate will be allowed only ONE stack of information on the table unless the organizer permits more.