The League of Women Voters of the Jackson Area is partnering with The Clarion-Ledger, WAPT-Channel 16, and the Mississippi College School of Law for a Jackson mayoral candidate debate. Stephanie Maxwell from WAPT and Sam Hall from the C-L will moderate.
Because of the time and space constraints of live television, as well as the large number of candidates, the League and its partners used impartial criteria to limit the number of candidates participating. Participants were selected on the basis of four of the following five campaign criteria evident as of March 22: press releases, public appearances, a campaign office that is not in the candidate’s home, paid campaign staff, and political advertising. The Clarion-Ledger has determined that five candidates meet these criteria.
Jackson voters should submit their questions in advance to WAPT on Facebook or its Feedback 16 Line at 601-355-1616 and to The Clarion-Ledger via clarionledger.com. You can also tweet questions with the hashtag #DebateJXN. Efforts will be made to ask as many questions as possible while allowing for meaningful dialogue among the candidates.
The 2013 Mayoral Candidates Debate will be 7-8:30 p.m. April 30 at the Mississippi College School of Law Student Auditorium, 151 E. Griffith St. in downtown Jackson. The Clarion-Ledger will stream the debate live, and WAPT will broadcast live on WAPT’s secondary channel, 16-2, also known as their weather channel.
For more information, contact League President Marcia Weaver at 601-372-8851 or Barbara Powell at 601-362-8577.
Comments
Tom_Head 11 years ago
I'm guessing the five candidates are Johnson, Lumumba, Lee, Quinn, and Bluntson; is that right?
patjackson 11 years ago
How is it the League and its partners, which includes the Clarion Ledger, get to decide which candidates are worthy of participating in the mayoral debate? We live in a democracy, in the 21st century and we continue to allow decisions to be made for us...and not by us! How can it be said that the criteria used is impartial, when candidates are being left out of the debate because they haven't spent taxpayers donated contributions wastefully, a campaign office is located in their home and a public announcement hasn't been recorded. "Is this race about real politics?" Or is it about the candidate(s) who spend the most money in the shortest amount of time becomes Mayor of the City of Jackson?
Are we not cognizant of the First Amendment, or is that impartial as well?