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The second of two candidates forums in Ely is set for this week.
After a well-attended forum involving three candidates for the District 3A seat (see related story) in the Minnesota House of Representatives, the Ely City Council race will now take center stage.
Four of five candidates in the running are set to take part in the event, slated for 7 p.m. Tuesday in the theater on the Vermilion campus of Minnesota North College.
Those set to take part in the event are the two incumbents - Jerome Debeltz and Paul Kess - and challengers Frederica Musgrave and Emily Roose. A third challenger, John Lahtonen, is not going to participate.
The event is open to the public and comes in advance of the Nov. 5 general election, when the top three vote-getters earn four-year terms on the seven-member council.
Tuesday’s forum is being hosted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Ely Branch and the Ely Rotary Club.
While election day is set for Nov. 5, absentee voting begins on Oct. 15. Anyone seeking an absentee ballot should go to https://mnvotes. gov.
In addition to the live forum, the event will be available to view later on Ely TV Midco Channel 11.
