Tucker Candidate Forums Planned for September Our Town DeKalb Staff Several Tucker organizations are sponsoring forums in September to give local candidates opportunities to discuss their platforms and debate city issues. Decaturish (publisher of Tucker Observer), Tucker Business Association (TBA) partnered with Tucker Civic Association (TCA), and a local men’s church group will be holding virtual and in-person forums. Decaturish will hold its forums exclusively via Zoom this year, with live broadcasts on its Twitch Channel (m.twitch.tv/decaturish), and posted to its YouTube channel (Decaturish Media) for later viewing. The following forums are scheduled for Tucker candidates: Wednesday, September 15 - Tucker Mayor: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 17 - Tucker City Council District 1, Post 1: 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. District 1, Post 2: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 18 District 2, Post 1: 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. District 3, Post 1: 11:00 a.m. to noon For a full schedule of Atlanta and DeKalb County forums, check decaturish.com and tuckerobserver.com. Due to time constraints, Decaturish will not be conducting forums for unopposed candidates. TBA and TCA will host a forum on Tuesday, September 28, from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. The event will be in-person at the activities building at Tucker First United Methodist Church, 4315 Church Street in Tucker, as well as via streaming media. Full details for the event were still being finalized at press time; those interested in attending should check tuckerbiz.org or tuckercivic.org for updated information. On Monday, September 20, Men in the Kingdom will host its candidate forum at First Christian Church of Atlanta, 4532 Lavista Road, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event will be live-streamed in addition to in-person; full details are available on the Men in the Kingdom Facebook page. Forums which are open to the public will require all attendees to observe COVID guidelines, including masking and social distancing. The next General Election for the City of Tucker will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 for the purpose of electing the mayor and four members of City Council. The voter registration deadline for the upcoming city elections is October 4, and early voting for Tucker voters will begin on October 12 at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library, 5234 LaVista Road. Those eligible to vote in Georgia can register online at georgia.gov/register-to-vote.
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