[Green] "Empty Chair Debate" rule?!?

[gbanz42 at suddenlink.net]

Dawn:

    I checked the "empty-chair" language. Can Shawna Roberts have a representative in her place and then be in the audience and available after the forum?

---- Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote: 
> No, the League isn’t co-sponsoring, but the PDFs I linked are intended to provide guidance on the topic to their chapters.
> 
> Adeline suggested that we ask Robin Bozian’s advice. I’ll do that right now. —dawn
> 
> —dawn
> 
> **
> 
> > On Sep 4, 2018, at 9:59 PM, Rebecca Phillips via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Is the League co-sponsoring? If not, it sounds as if what we need is clarification on what constitutes "something of value." Would the FEC really consider our forum to be an impermissible campaign contribution?
> > 
> > Rebecca
> > 
> > "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."-- Cicero
> > 
> > 
> > From: Green <green-bounces at fuusm.org> on behalf of Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 9:50 PM
> > To: Green Sanctuary List for Environment Issues
> > Cc: Dawn Hewitt
> > Subject: [Green] "Empty Chair Debate" rule?!?
> >  
> > Dear Green friends,
> > 
> > Uh-oh. Katy Lustofin, president of Friends of Lower Muskingum River, sent me a screenshot of a message she received on Facebook:
> > 
> >> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> >> Subject: 	Candidates Forum
> >> Date: 	Tue, 4 Sep 2018 10:05:05 -0400
> >> From: 	Matt Halfhill <halfhill757 at gmail.com> <mailto:halfhill757 at gmail.com>
> >> To: 	Katy Lustofin <ksl002 at marietta.edu> <mailto:ksl002 at marietta.edu>, Elin W Jones <elinwjones at suddenlink.net> <mailto:elinwjones at suddenlink.net>, tiffanyharvey95 at gmail.com <mailto:tiffanyharvey95 at gmail.com>, Doug Albaugh <dougalbaugh9 at gmail.com> <mailto:dougalbaugh9 at gmail.com>, muskingumty <muskingumty at gmail.com> <mailto:muskingumty at gmail.com>, Sam Powell <gsmp3 at yahoo.com> <mailto:gsmp3 at yahoo.com>
> >> 
> >> Hello all, 
> >> I wanted to pass on a message we received on Facebook.  It looks like something we need to look into. 
> >> 
> >> Matt
> >> <Screenshot_2018-09-04-09-56-15.png>
> > 
> > Our event has long been billed as a forum, not a debate, but it looks like the League of Women Voters have addressed that, too:
> > 
> > Here are links to two of their websites addressing that issue.
> > 
> > http://www.lwvil.org/uploads/1/5/9/8/15985276/3.__empty_chair_debate_policy_2013.pdf <http://www.lwvil.org/uploads/1/5/9/8/15985276/3.__empty_chair_debate_policy_2013.pdf>
> > 
> > http://www.lwvsc.org/files/debatefaqsrev2008.pdf <http://www.lwvsc.org/files/debatefaqsrev2008.pdf>
> > 
> > What to do?  How to proceed?  Did MOVCA in WV allow one federal candidate to participate when the other was a no show?
> > 
> > How to proceed? What to do?  Please advise! Thank you!
> > 
> > —dawn
> > 
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