{"id":1720,"date":"2020-05-18T18:45:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T22:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwv.westford.org\/?page_id=1720"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:57:14","slug":"candidates-night-questions-submission-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lwv.westford.org\/?page_id=1720","title":{"rendered":"Candidates&#8217; Night Question Submission Form"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The League of Women Voters encourages you to participate in the democratic process. You can use the form below to submit questions to be asked at the League\u2019s Candidates\u2019 Night on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;The <strong>deadline for submitting questions before the event<\/strong> is <strong>5:00 pm<\/strong> on <strong>Monday, March 30<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates\u2019 Night will be held in person this year at the Millennium Building, live streamed by WestfordCAT, and recorded for future viewing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three ways to suggest questions to be asked at Candidates\u2019 Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before the event, you can use the form below to submit questions. <strong>5 p.m. on March 30<\/strong> is the <strong>deadline for submitting questions before Candidates\u2019 Night<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During Candidates\u2019 Night on <strong>April 15,<\/strong> you can use the form below to <strong>submit questions&nbsp; between 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you <strong>attend<\/strong> the event <strong>in person<\/strong>, you will be able to <strong>submit written questions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note the following procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Questions will be answered only at Candidates\u2019 Night; individual replies will not be provided.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Questions will be reviewed, and the League of Women Voters reserves the right to edit or combine questions for clarity, relevance and time considerations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Questions should be directed to <strong>all<\/strong> candidates for a specific office. Questions that are not relevant to all candidates for that office will not be used.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Due to time constraints, some questions may not be used.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All questions are received anonymously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All candidates have been invited to participate in Candidates&#8217; Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the box for the office your question is directed to, and then please keep your questions brief.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-5430\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-5430\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form\" data-formid=\"5430\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F1720\" data-token=\"20a78fab7e3c8a98ff417fcc2cc0313f\" data-token-time=\"1777695123\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-5430-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-radio\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Which group of candidates is your question for? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><ul id=\"wpforms-5430-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-4 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_4\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" value=\"Board of Health\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_4\">Board of Health<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-13 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_13\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" value=\"Housing Authority\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_13\">Housing Authority<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-3 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_3\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" value=\"Library Trustees\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_3\">Library Trustees<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-12 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_12\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" value=\"Moderator\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_12\">Moderator<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-8 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_8\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" value=\"Planning Board\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_8\">Planning Board<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-6 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_6\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" value=\"School Committee\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_6\">School Committee<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-14 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_14\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" value=\"Select Board - 2 seats, 3-year term\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_14\">Select Board - 2 seats, 3-year term<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-1 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_1\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" value=\"Select Board - 1 seat, 1-year term\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-5430-field_1_1\">Select Board - 1 seat, 1-year term<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-5430-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-5430-field_3\">Enter your question here: <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-5430-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" required><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><!-- .wpforms-field-container --><div class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-hp\"><label for=\"wpforms-5430-field-hp\" class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name<\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"wpforms[hp]\" id=\"wpforms-5430-field-hp\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-recaptcha-container wpforms-is-recaptcha wpforms-is-recaptcha-type-v2\" ><div class=\"g-recaptcha\" data-sitekey=\"6LcRjjMUAAAAALWbryjO0CMFJLY4YrtxHSH6Gvmn\"><\/div><input type=\"text\" name=\"g-recaptcha-hidden\" class=\"wpforms-recaptcha-hidden\" style=\"position:absolute!important;clip:rect(0,0,0,0)!important;height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border:0!important;overflow:hidden!important;padding:0!important;margin:0!important;\" data-rule-recaptcha=\"1\"><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-submit-container\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"wpforms[id]\" value=\"5430\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_title\" value=\"\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_url\" value=\"https:\/\/lwv.westford.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1720\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"url_referer\" value=\"\"><button type=\"submit\" name=\"wpforms[submit]\" id=\"wpforms-submit-5430\" class=\"wpforms-submit\" data-alt-text=\"Sending...\" data-submit-text=\"Submit\" aria-live=\"assertive\" value=\"wpforms-submit\">Submit<\/button><\/div><\/form><\/div>  <!-- .wpforms-container -->\n\n\n\n<p>Shown below are the candidates running for each office in the May 5 Town Election. Incumbents are marked with a *.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Board of Health<\/strong><br><em>2 seats, 3-year terms<\/em><br>Naseem Chatiwala<br>Maeghan Aindrea Hughes*<\/td><td><strong>Housing Authority<\/strong><br><em>1 seat, 5-year term<\/em><br>Arnold Price<\/td><td><strong>Library Trustees<\/strong><br><em>2 seats, 3-year terms<\/em><br>Dana Marie Riegert<br>Mary Elizabeth Siegel*<\/td><td><strong>Moderator<\/strong><br><em>1 seat, 3-year term<\/em><br>Christopher Sanders<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Planning Board<\/strong><br><em>1 seat, 5-year term<\/em><br>Joan Carmella Croteau*<\/td><td><strong>School Committee<\/strong><br><em>2 seats, 3-year terms<\/em><br>William McDonald*<br>Valery Young*<\/td><td><strong>Select Board<\/strong><br><em>2 seats<\/em>, <em>3-year terms<\/em><br>Chris J. Barrett*<br>G Thomas Clay*<br>Meghan Frances O\u2019Connell<\/td><td><strong>Select Board<\/strong><br><em>1 seat, 1-year term<\/em><br>John Scott Hazelton<br>Elizabeth Paulsen Sawyer<br>David Lee Pina<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Westford League of Women Voters maintains a policy of not endorsing any candidate. All information posted on external web sites is the responsibility of the web site owner and does not reflect the views of the Westford LWV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The League of Women Voters encourages you to participate in the democratic process. 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