Submitted by Kim Kingston and Rachel Shaw

Hull Candidates Night Chairs
League of Women Voters of Hingham

The Hull members of the League of Women Voters invite the public to our annual Hull Candidates Night on Tuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in the Exhibition Room of Hull High School, 180 Main Street. All candidates appearing on the ballot for the May 18 municipal election are invited to participate and will be contacted individually with details on the format. There is no charge to attend or participate.

The format follows the standard set by the League of Women Voters, designed to give candidates equal time and an opportunity to present themselves while giving the public substantive information, and in the case of contested seats, direct comparisons.

At the forum, each candidate is invited to make a two-minute statement, beginning with candidates for offices that are uncontested. Candidates in contested races will have the additional opportunity to answer questions posed by the moderator, so long as at least two candidates in the race appear at the forum. All candidates for a contested seat will be asked the same questions in rotating turns and limited to one minute. Questions are vetted and selected by a League-trained moderator who is not a resident of the town. Our returning moderator is Elizabeth Foster-Nolan, past president of the LWV of Massachusetts. Send your questions for offices with contested seats by April 17 to HullCandidatesNight2026@gmail.com.

The forum will be livestreamed and rebroadcast on Hull Community Television and available for on-demand viewing at https://hulltv.net.

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization. We do not support or oppose candidates or political parties. The League encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Through study and consensus around issues, we advocate for change. Our core mission is to empower voters and defend democracy.

We are a three-tier organization, national, state and our local League, which serves Hull and other South Shore towns under the name the LWV of Hingham. We hold candidates’ forums, town meeting warrant reviews, register voters, meet with our legislators, and hold a variety of public education forums as well as member events, to encourage all to have a voice in their government. For more information, visit https://my.lwv.org/massachusetts/hingham.

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