Update: Forums Set for Board of Ed Candidates
UPDATE: The Candidate Forum for the Board of Education District 2 race, scheduled for October 3, has been canceled. On September 30, Elena Brewer emailed that she will not attend the forum due to a prior commitment.
Two candidate forums for the three St. Mary’s County Board of Education races on the ballot in November will be held at the Lexington Park Library.
- Thursday, October 3: Board of Education District 2 (CANCELED)
- Wednesday, October 9: Board of Education At Large
The forums will start at 5:30pm at the library at 21677 FDR Blvd. in Lexington Park, MD.
All candidates have also been invited to participate in a meet and greet beginning at 5pm in the library lobby on both evenings. Tables will be available for candidate materials. However, no campaign materials — fliers, signs, hats, pins, T-shirts, etc. — will be allowed in the meeting room during the forum.
The League of Women Voters of St. Mary’s County, St. Mary’s County NAACP Branch 7025, the Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and the St. Mary’s County Library have partnered to host the forums.
The format of each forum allows each candidate to open with a three-minute statement. Audience members will then have approximately 30 minutes to address questions to one or more candidates. All questions must be submitted in writing; the forum moderator will direct questions to the candidates. The forum will conclude with two-minute closing statements from each candidate.
Questions for the candidates may be submitted in person during the forum. Questions may also be submitted prior to the forum, online here.
All questions submitted are reviewed by a three-member panel who screen for relevance, civility, and non-repetition. Questions may be rephrased at the discretion of the panel.
The forums will be livestreamed and can be viewed on St. Mary’s County Library’s YouTube channel here.
