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Posted on 09/04/2003 1:01:17 PM PDT by heleny
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:41:07 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Wednesday: First televised candidate debate in Walnut Creek. Gov. Gray Davis and five candidates to replace him if he is recalled will be questioned. Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger will not attend.
Monday: Absentee ballots become available.
Sept. 12-14: Republican Party's state convention in Los Angeles. Candidates Schwarzenegger and state Sen. Tom McClintock will compete for support.
(Excerpt) Read more at usatoday.com ...
Overview: A 90-minute debate, sponsored by the California Broadcasters Association (CBA) and California State University, will provide viewers and listeners with an opportunity to educate themselves about the recall election, the candidates running for governor, and critical issues affecting the state. The statewide debate, available to all radio and television stations, will give California voters one of the few, if not the only chance, to see and hear the candidates in a live, unfiltered format. The debate will be available in Spanish and closed captioned.
When: Wednesday, September 17th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. (PDT)
Where: The debate will be held on the campus at the California State University, Sacramento (CSUS).
Criteria: On Wednesday, August 13th, the Secretary of State announced the certification of 135 gubernatorial candidates to appear on the October 7th ballot. Since producing a debate featuring all of the certified candidates is unrealistic, CBA will recommend inviting candidates who have a reasonable chance of winning.
Any candidate receiving at least 10% support in the Field Poll, the Public Policy Institute of California poll or the Los Angeles Times poll prior to September 5th will be invited to participate in the statewide debate. If a total of six (6) candidates do not meet this criteria, an independent poll conducted by the California State University will survey undecided voters to determine which of the remaining candidates -- those who polled between 5% and 10% -- are preferred to participate in the debate. Qualifying candidates will be announced by CBA on September 8th.
Format: For this election cycle, the CBA will break the pattern of the past to introduce a new format and structure for the special election debate -- one that will forgo the traditional podium debate scenario and present viewers with a “conversational give & take” roundtable environment. The debate will be composed of six candidates and one moderator.
CBA will also offer a new process for the selection of questions to be answered by the candidates participating in the debate. California voters will have the opportunity to submit public policy questions on postcards to: CALIFORNIA DECIDES 2003, 915 L Street #C440, Sacramento, CA 95814. Voters whose questions are selected will be videotaped in their hometown prior to the debate with the questions being featured during the live debate. The selected questions will be provided to the candidates and the public in advance to maximize interest.
LOS ANGELES -- NBC4, Telemundo, the League of Women Voters, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and cable station 36 are pleased to be co-sponsors of the last Gubenatorial debate before the Oct. 7 election.
The debate is scheduled for Thurs, Oct. 2 from 5 - 6 p.m. at the Museum of Tolerance. NBC4's own Paul Moyer will moderate the debate. You can watch the event exclusively on NBC4 and Telemundo.
Information about participants is pending.
Help!
I keep seeing Sept 24th as the date for this , not the 17th as originally announced.. Or am I amiss here?
I saw some other thread either yesterday or today that said he would be at San Diego High School for something like school funding or building more schools.
I don't know of any rally, though.
One. It was an hourlong debate in the middle of the day in the middle of the week -- 1 or 2PM on a Wednesday last Fall. Only Simon and Davis were allowed to debate, and Camejo was excluded from even being part of Simon's audience.
Davis is in deep trouble now, and the "debate" gives him positive exposure -- with uninterrupted media coverage -- to present himself as a governor. Still, those polls last month showed most people are pretty much certain whether or not they'll recall Davis, even if those people aren't so sure of their replacement choice.
You're right. Thank you for the correction! I didn't know, but the date has been changed to Sept 24th.
http://www.csus.edu/news/090303dateChng.stm
September 03, 2003
Date change and media information:
Sept. 24 recall debate at CSUSCalifornia State University, Sacramento and the California Broadcasters Association will sponsor a debate among leading candidates in the state's recall election at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24 in the University Union Ballroom. (Note change of date.)
The debate will last for 90 minutes. It will be available for all radio and television stations, and will be offered in Spanish and closed captioned. The debate venue is closed to the media. An Associated Press pool reporter and photographers will be inside to provide coverage.
The debate will be on monitors in the press room, and after the debate the candidates will be invited to appear individually in the press room. Media wishing to access the press room must be credentialed in advance.
Tickets for attendees are by invitation of the debate sponsors and the campaigns. Many CSUS students will be among those in attendance.Details
Credentials: For security reasons, all media wanting access to the press room and to the candidate's post-debate press conferences must be credentialed in advance. A maximum of three credentials will be given to each media organization. Photo identification must then be presented the day of the event. Those not credentialed in advance will not be admitted to the press room.
Due by Sept. 18: For media credentials, the following must be provided by Thursday, Sept. 18: full name, date of birth, driver's license number, title, phone, e-mail, organization, organization's address, newsroom phone. Send the information to the public affairs office at California State University, Sacramento: bulletin@csus.edu or fax (916) 278-5290. For assistance, call (916) 278-6156.Recall debate at CSUS
Press room: On the day of the debate, a press room near the debate venue will be available from noon to 10 p.m. for all credentialed media. There will be monitors showing the debate, as well as a limited number of telephone lines. No ISDN or other dedicated Internet connections will be available.
Satellite and radio feeds: Details about satellite coordinates and radio feeds are not yet available. For up-to-date information, check the California Broadcasters Association website at www.cabroadcasters.org or contact Vic Biondi at (916) 967-0990.
Media parking: Parking for media and for television trucks will be available in lot 6 near the University Union on the day of the debate only, beginning at noon. The lot has a clear southern exposure. Those wishing to access the lot must present either CHP press credentials, debate credentials, or a photo ID along with their media business card. Those needing overnight accommodations should contact area hotels. The Sacramento Hilton and Red Lion hotels have announced special packages for crews and trucks.For more information
Credentialing and venue questions: CSUS public affairs at (916) 278-6156 and www.csus.edu/news. Maps and directions to campus are available by clicking "About CSUS" at www.csus.edu.
Technical and other questions: Vic Biondi, (916) 967-0990 and California Broadcasters Association website at www.cabroadcasters.org.
Trouble number (day of debate): direct to satellite truck, (916) 806-7496.
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