The League of Women Voters of Vermont (LWVVT) will host an in-person Candidate Forum for the office of Vermont Governor on Saturday, September 21 at the Fletcher Free Library in the Fletcher Room, 235 College Street, Burlington from 2 to 4 pm. A meet-and-greet is scheduled for 2 to 2:30 pm.

The event will be live streamed on CCTV YouTube Channel https://www.cctv.org/live_events. Also on Burlington Telecom 217 and Comcast 1087.

Candidates participating in the forum are
Esther Charlestin (Democrat --https://www.estherforvt.com),
June Goodband (Green Mountain Peace and Justice -- https://greenmountainpeaceandjusticeparty.org/?page_id=1148)
Kevin Hoyt (Independent)
Eli "Poa" Mutino (Independent -- https://www.poamutinoforvermont.com).
An invitation was issued to Governor Phil Scott (Republican), however, he will not be attending. Tom McKone, former Executive Director of the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, will serve as moderator.

The Governor leads Vermont's executive branch, upholds and executes all state laws, commissions all officers of the state, implements the state budget, expedites legislative business, calls special sessions of the General Assembly when necessary, is commander-in-chief of the naval and militia forces, and has limited powers to grant pardons and reprieves.

The Forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Vermont, Fletcher Free Library, and CCTV. The League of Women Voters regularly sponsors candidate forums or debates as part of its mission of encouraging informed and active participation in government.

Questions can be sent to league@lwvofvt.org.

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