Election forums set for Oct. 16-17

To assist local voters, a general election forum will be Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Colfax Branch of Whitman County Library. It will be sponsored by the Library, the Pullman League of Women Voters and the Whitman County Gazette.

Another forum will be the next night at Pullman City Hall at the same times.

Candidates scheduled to participate and answer questions are Art Swannack of Lamont and Bill Tensfeld of Rosalia for commissioner position one and Pat O’Neill of Johnson and Dean Kinzer of Ewartsville for commissioner position two.

Swannack, Kinzer and Tensfeld are Republicans and O’Neill is a Democrat.

In addition, ballot issues I1185, dealing with a 2/3 majority for tax increases; I1240, Charter Schools; and SJR8221, debt limit, will be debated.

General election ballots will be mailed out Oct. 19.

Election day, postmark deadline for returning the ballots, will be Nov. 6.

For additional information contact Diane Smerdon, voter services chair for the league, or Kristie Kirkpatrick, library director.