The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will provide complete coverage of tonight's Atlanta mayoral forum at Emory University — including comments from candidates, reactions from voters and posts on big moments.
Coverage begins at 6 p.m. on ajc.com, with stories coming this evening for subscribers on myajc.com.
Candidates expected to participate in the event, which Channel 2 Action News will livestream on its website, include former city of Atlanta COO Peter Aman, Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Councilwoman Keisha Lance-Bottoms, Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall, former Fulton County Commissioner Chairman John Eaves, former Atlanta City Council President Cathy Woolard and hopefuls Rohit Ammanamanchi and Laban King.
The event comes as candidates are crisscrossing Atlanta to get their message out in the remaining weeks before the Nov. 7 election. Thirteen people are vyving to succeed Kasim Reed as mayor, who is in the final months of his second term.
The forum is being hosted by the school, the League of Women Voters of Georgia and the League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County. It will be held at Emory’s Glenn Memorial Auditorium.
On Friday, AJC reporters Leon Stafford and Scott Trubey will review tonight's forum and take questions from readers duing a Facebook LIVE at noon. Join them tomorrow at Intown Atlanta News Now on Facebook. MYAJC.COM: REAL JOURNALISM. REAL LOCAL IMPACT.
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