[Green] I have sent the questions to the candidates

[Adeline Bailey]

Dear Dawn,
I agree with your inferences, and I hope to have some time to meet with you and others on Sunday, after coffee sales and before leaving for the ARECC meeting in Athens.
Has anyone talked to Marietta College about the "empty chair" policy? (Maybe they have one.) Even though my understanding is that they are not co-sponsors, we are meeting in their house, and they might have a stake in the proceedings.
The FEC rules are confusing to me: I don't see how forums and debates are the same thing. Regardless, I'm glad we're doing the forum. What a learning experience!
Thanks for wrestling with all this.
Adeline

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On Sep 7, 2018 9:33 PM, Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
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> Dear Green friends,
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> I have sent the questions David and Andrew prepared to all six of the candidates who have agreed to participate in the Candidate Forum on Energy and the Environment. Four candidates will be present; Sherrod Brown will send a statement, and Connor Murphy will stand in for Bill Johnson.
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> In my time-constrained searches on “empty-chair” regulations, I am unable to find anything directly from the FEC—only guidelines from the League of Women Voters.
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> But I did find this to be interesting and useful, and we should use it to shape Rebecca’s opening comments:
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> https://lwvchaffeecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EmptyChairPolicyBooted-1.pdf
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> It is possible that we might not be able to read Sherrod Brown’s statement, since Renacci never even acknowledged receipt of our invitation.
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> However, Bill Johnson’s representative, Connor Murphy will be there, so, rather than taking questions, I hope he will be able to read Congressman Johnson’s answers to our questions, or at least a prepared statement from Mr. Johnson. I infer that he is not allowed to answer questions himself, but only to read what Johnson (or his aids, including Mr. Murphy) have prepared.
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> The state and local candidates —I infer that the open chair rule does not apply to them, only to federal candidates.  So, let’s get on with the show!
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> I hope to see a big chunk of you after services Sunday so we can hammer those devils out of the details, and make his forum as educational, useful, and well organized as possible.
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> Hugs to you all,
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> —dawn
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