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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">If I read the document correctly, it is not illegal to hold a forum with one or more empty chairs, though I have not read the IRS rules yet. It sounds as if we should be okay as long as we communicate our policy to all
candidates. From the names of the sponsoring organizations, all the candidates should have an idea of what our issues are, but should we give them a more specific idea of some of the topics on which they will be questioned?</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">The "nonpartisan panel" to develop and ask questions is where we might conceivably get into trouble since environmental issues have become so partisan.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Too late for me to think effectively.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Rebecca</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Green <green-bounces@fuusm.org> on behalf of Dawn Hewitt via Green <green@fuusm.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 4, 2018 11:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Green Sanctuary List for Environment Issues; robin@bozian.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Dawn Hewitt<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Green] Another League of Women Voters statement relevant to our forum</font>
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<div>—dawn</div>
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