THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, April 19, 1996 TAG: 9604180136
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 04 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 80 lines
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Currents asked the 10 candidates running for City Council and mayoral seats to answer for Portsmouth voters these questions: ``What is your vision for Portsmouth 10 years from now? How would you work to achieve that as a member of the City Council, and what special qualities or skills do you possess that make you the best person for this job?''
Their responses will appear in this Sunday's issue of The Currents, and they will be virtually unedited - in their own words - except where they might exceed our space limitations.
TO THE SCHOOL BOARD candidates, we posed the same questions. Their essay responses will be published Sunday, April 21, in Currents. CANDIDATE FORUMS
These are scheduled forums for candidates running for Portsmouth local elections May 7. The Currents will publish other scheduled forums in the next few weeks: See below for details on how to contact us.
Saturday - School Board candidate forum, sponsored by NAACP, noon, Mount Olivet Baptist Church, 1000 County St.
Monday - School Board candidate forums, sponsored by The Virginian-Pilot in conjunction with Portsmouth PTA, 6 to 7:30 p.m. and 8 to 9:30 p.m. (two sessions to accommodate all 16 candidates), Churchland High School, 4301 Cedar Lane. The public sessions will present questions and issues to candidates that Portsmouth residents say are most important to them in the May 7 election.
Wednesday - City Council and mayoral candidate forum, sponsored by Central Civic Forum, 7 p.m. S.H. Clarke Elementary School.
April 27 - City Council candidate forum, sponsored by NAACP, noon, St. Mark's Missionary Baptist Church, 2710 Columbus Ave.
April 29 - Candidate forum with arts and education as specific topics of discussion, Potrafka Gallery, 600 Washington St., 7 p.m.
April 30 - School Board candidate forum, sponsored by Portsmouth Citizens for Better Education, 7 to 8:30 p.m., City Council chambers, City Hall. CAMPAIGN EVENTS
A barbecue rally for mayoral candidate James W. Holley will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at 1805 County St. Tickets are $10 and can be obtained by calling 393-2239. ABSENTEE VOTING
Registered voters can vote by absentee ballot if they expect to be absent on Election Day or are unable to go to the polls. But a separate absentee ballot application must be completed each election.
The applications may be obtained from the Office of the General Registrar by calling 393-8644 or visiting the office on the first floor of City Hall, 801 Crawford St.
Once the Registrar's office receives an application, a ballot will be mailed to the voter.
THE DEADLINE for absentee voting by mail is May 2, and for absentee voting in person May 4.
The office will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. two Saturdays - April 27 and May 4 - for people wishing to vote absentee in person. MOTOR VOTERS
People who register by mail to vote will be required to show one of the following forms of identification at the polls:
Commonwealth of Virginia voter card;
Social Security card;
Any pre-printed form of identification that shows name and address (such as Medicaid cards, library cards, work badges);
Any pre-printed form of identification that shows name and signature; or any pre-printed form of identification that shows name and photograph.
For more information, call the registrar's office at 393-8644. MEMO: Information should be mailed to 307 County St., Suite 100, Portsmouth,
Va. 23704-3702; or faxed to 446-2607. Sorry, we can't take information
over the phone. Please include a daytime phone number.
KEYWORDS: ELECTION VOTING INFORMATION
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