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April 19, 2014

Residents can register to vote or confirm their registration by mobile app. Search for the free “GA Votes” app.

Forums offer way to meet candidates, hear views Candidate forums are great places to meet candidates and get a feel for their views and the kind of representatives they could make. Below are some upcoming forums and meet-and-greets. To add yours to the list, email editor@crossroadsnews.com.

April 22 n “Meet the Candidates and Hear What They Have to Say!” Leadership DeKalb’s Voter Education Project “It’s for Them, DeKalb” hosts a forum at 7 p.m. for DeKalb School Board districts 2, 3 and 4 at Emory in partnership with the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Junior League of DeKalb County, Parents Councils United, and South DeKalb Improvement Alliance with Linda Torrence moderating. Ken Watts / CrossRoadsNews The Tull Auditorium at Emory About 160 people turned out for a spirited sheriff’s candidates forum on April 8 at Victory for the World Church in University School of Law is at 1301 Stone Mountain. The forum was sponsored by the Voter Empowerment Collaborative. Clifton Road in Atlanta. For more information, email Mosby are co-hosting. nlloyd@dekalbchamber.org For more information, contact Margaret Britton at mabritto@ n DeKalb Sheriff Political Fodekalbcountyga.gov or call 404April 21 is the last day to tration by mobile app. The free rum 371-2988. register to vote in the May 20 pri- “GA Votes” app on Apple and The Stone Mountain/Lithonia Android platforms can be downmary, special election for DeKalb and DeKalb chapters of Alpha May 2 sheriff, and nonpartisan races for loaded by searching “GA Votes” Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. host a n Candidate Forum and Meet & in the app store. the DeKalb School Board. forum at 6:30 p.m. for the eight Greet Registration forms also are To register, citizens must be candidates seeking the office of Candidates seeking office in legal DeKalb County residents, available at https://registertovote. DeKalb sheriff at the Stonecrest the May 20 primary from DeKalb, at least 17 years and 6 months sos.ga.gov/GAOLVR/#no-backLibrary, 3123 Klondike Road in Clayton and Fulton counties and old, not serving a sentence for button; at local library branches; Lithonia. Dale Collins, Ted Golden, the city of Atlanta will take quesconviction of a felony involving at http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/ Melody Maddox, Melvin Mitchell, tions noon to 2:30 p.m. at a forum Voter/applicationForms.html; or moral turpitude, and have not and Lasalle Smith Sr. have conhosted by Georgia Stand-Up, an at the DeKalb Voter Registration been found mentally incompefirmed their participation. Sidney alliance of community, labor, and and Election Office, 4380 Memotent by a judge. Wood, host of “The Sidney Wood faith organizations that promotes rial Drive in Decatur. For more Residents also can register Show” on WAOK 1380-AM, will be economic justice and smart growth to vote or confirm their regis- information, call 404-298-4020. the moderator. R.S.V.P. with your strategies through research, educaquestions to http://akataupiomega. celect.org/aka-2014-dekalb-sheriff- personality Rashad Richey and The forum takes place in the tion and advocacy. If you have a question for any candidate-forum-rsvp. educator Debbie Hillman. It be- school’s cafeteria, 2863 Kelley Chacandidates, email them by April 25 gins with a panel Q&A and ends pel Road in Decatur. to millandracochran@gmail.com. April 26 For more information, call with closing remarks from the The forum takes place in the n Meet the Candidates candidates. For more informa- Byron Merritt at 404-387-3176, The Greater Piney Grove Bap- tion, contact Rhonda Taylor at George Turner at 404-886-2053 or auditorium. Georgia Stand-Up is at 501 Pulliam St. S.W., Suite 500, tist Church; Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., rtaylorpostholder2@gmail.com or Wanda Snipes at 404-944-1472. in Atlanta. For more information, Nu Mu Lambda Chapter; GOTV; 770-374-4445. call 404-581-0061. and the DeKalb Democratic Party n “Meet the Candidates and Hear are co-hosting all candidates run- April 27 What They Have to Say!” May 7 ning in the DeKalb Democratic n Candidates Fair and Forum Leadership DeKalb and the Juprimary at the Greater Piney Grove The Civic Association Network nior League in partnership with the n DeKalb School Board Forum DeKalb 100 Black Women and at 10 a.m. It is not a debate, but can- sponsors a Candidate Forum and DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, didates have been asked to submit Fair for all candidates seeking of- Parents Councils United, and the CrossRoadsNews co-host a forum written responses to questions that fice in the May 20 primary at the South DeKalb Improvement Asso- with the candidates for the DeKalb will be compiled and distributed to Hellenic Community Center, Greek ciation host the forum for DeKalb School Board at 6:30 p.m. at Saint the public at the event. The church Orthodox Cathedral, 2500 Clair- Board of Education districts 5, 6 Philip AME Church, 270 Candler Road in Atlanta. is at 1879-1921 Glenwood Ave. S.E. mont Road in Atlanta. It takes place and 7. For more information, contact in Atlanta. from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. It takes place at 7 p.m. at the Jennifer Young at jenteach06@ For more information, email Porter Sanford III Performing gmail.com. deeesmith9@yahoo.com. April 28 Arts Center, 3191 Rainbow Drive n DeKalb School Board District 5 in Decatur with Linda Torrence May 8 n Candidate Forum for state, con- Candidates Forum moderating. n 2014 Candidates Forum gressional and local races The Southwest DeKalb High For more information, email Decatur and Stone MountainThe Rockdale County Demo- PTSA and the South Lithonia nlloyd@dekalbchamber.org. Lithonia Alumnae Chapters of cratic Party, the National Council Neighborhood Coalition co-host Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. of Negro Women Inc., Rockdale- District 5 School Board candidates May 1 host candidates seeking office for Newton Section and the Chi Tau Thad Mayfield, Jay Cunningham, n District 3 School Board FoCongress, state school superintenOmega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Pia Bhatti, R. Alexander Fitzhugh, rum dent, state Senate, and House of Alpha Sorority Inc. will co-sponsor and Vickie Turner at 7 p.m. CrossThe 5 candidates seeking office a forum at 1:30 p.m. for candidates RoadsNews Editor/Publisher Jen- in the District 3 will be at the forum Representatives. It takes place at 6 p.m. at the Community Achieveseeking state, congressional and nifer Parker will moderate. at Solomon’s Porch Ministries, 2697 ment Center, 4522 Flat Shoals local offices. Candidates will present their Tilson Road in Decatur. Parkway in Decatur. It takes place at Antioch AME platforms and visions for the It starts at 7 p.m. PTAs in DisTo list your forum here, email all Church in Conyers, 1790 Ebenezer DeKalb School System and answer trict 3 have been invited. information to editor@crossroads Road. questions from the moderator and DeKalb Commissioner Larry news.com. The forum is hosted by radio the audience. Johnson and state Rep. Howard

Register to vote by April 21

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