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Published on: 7/30/2004
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Local party secretary Jerry Williamson said the meetings will be interactive, allowing participation by not only those who attend, but also people following the event on the Internet.
People will be able to send e-mail questions from their computers to the event and follow on the live broadcast.
The event will feature live audio and video streams, though Williamson said because of technical limitations, questions will be collected, read by a moderator, then answered by a candidate.
"It's an attempt to make these candidates available to citizens to ask questions and eyeball them and see how they answer," Williamson said.
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Other party officials will answer questions related to national concerns such as jobs, Medicare and social security, and budget deficits, Williamson said.
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Williamson said more dates may be added later if there is interest.
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Williamson said the events are open to all Democratic candidates and any citizen."We hope the Republican Party might do something similar but this is our show," he said.He said due to scheduling difficulties, it's unlikely statewide candidates will be able to attend the meetings but they have been invited.
All candidates might not be available at each town hall event, but Williamson said as many as possible would attend.Two other town meetings are scheduled for Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. at Mabel Elementary School and Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. at Valle Crucis Elementary School.