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League
of Women Voters of Alabama 1321 Dauphin St. Mobile, AL 36604 Phone: 205-871-8194 admin@lwval.org |
| FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE: September 6, 2018 www.lwval.org CORRECTING RELEASE ISSUED: September 5, 2018 |
CONTACT: Barbara Caddell President, LWVAL Phone: 205-871-8194 Email: admin@lwval.org |
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League of Women Voters of Alabama
encourages
Governor Ivey to participate in a candidate forum Mobile, AL – The League of Women Voters of Alabama, in keeping with its mission to educate voters, is planning a televised gubernatorial candidate forum. Invitations have been sent to candidates from each political party. Democrat Walt Maddox has agreed to participate, but Republican Kay Ivey has not yet responded. “I call upon Governor Ivey to take advantage of this opportunity to tell the voters of Alabama where she stands on issues important to them,” said Barbara Caddell, League President. “There is still time to respond.” The League of Women Voters of Alabama is a nonpartisan organization devoted to providing unbiased information to voters; they believe that a face-to-face comparison of candidates’ positions on issues gives voters the best opportunity to judge a candidate’s fitness for office. “In essence, a candidate forum is a job interview,” said Caddell, “Who wants to hire a job applicant without an interview?” ###
NOTE: THIS MEDIA RELEASE INCLUDES CORRECTIONS TO THE LWVAL MEDIA RELEASE ISSUED SEPT. 5, 2018. This media release is issued to correct a misstatement that the League of Women Voters of Alabama (LWVAL) "is planning a televised gubernatorial candidate forum in collaboration with Alabama Public Television [APT]." LWVAL was in discussion with a broadcast partner that was wrongly identified as APT. We apologize for this misstatement and for any misunderstanding that it may have caused. LWVAL is continuing efforts to host and broadcast this nonpartisan gubernatorial forum to the voters of Alabama. League of Women Voters Education Fund Mission Statement: “The League of Women Voters Education Fund works to encourage the active and informed participation of citizens in government and to increase understanding of major public policy issues. Its work is nonpartisan." If you do not wish to receive LWVAL media releases or announcements, please notify Jean Johnson at jjohnson@lwval.org or contact the League at 205 871-8194. Connect with us! World Wide Web: https://lwval.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/lwval Twitter: https://twitter.com/lwval Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lwval |