LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF KENT AND COMMUNITY

GROUPS HOST OCT. 4, 2025 CANDIDATE FORUM 

KENT—Voters can talk in person with candidates at the 2025 General Election Voters & Candidates Face2Face forum organized by the League of Women Voters of Kent on Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.  

The forum will be held in Pierson Hall of the Kent United Methodist Church, 1435 E. Main St., Kent. It is free and open to the public. Co-sponsors are Kent Environmental Council, Kent State Votes, Portage County NAACP, National Alliance on Mental Illness Portage and Rotary Club of Kent Foundation. 

Candidates for the following contested races have been invited:

• Kent City Council
• Kent City Schools Board of Education
• Portage County Municipal Court Judge 

The forum is conducted with the support of a grant from the Rotary Club of Kent Foundation. 

Citizens will also be able to register to vote, change their address and pick up an absentee ballot application at the forum. The deadline to register or make changes to vote for the Primary Election is Oct. 6. The deadline for an absentee ballot to be received by the Portage County Board of Elections is Oct. 28. 

A project of the Kent League and the League of Women Voters of Northern Portage County, the local Voters Guide will be online by Oct. 7 when early voting starts at vote411.org. The guide allows voters to enter their addresses and see candidate and issue information for their precinct. 

A downloadable version of the LWV Voters Guide for Portage County will be available at the League website, kentlwv.org, by Oct. 7 when early voting starts. The Record-Courier also publishes the guide content in print and online closer to the election. The two Leagues provide local libraries with copies and online at Libby, a free mobile app by OverDrive that allows users to borrow and read e-books, e-audiobooks and other digital publications from their local library's digital collection using their library card. 

The Portager will also be printing the guide which will be mailed to all households in Portage County. 

For the most up-to-date information about the election, go to the Board of Elections web pages at https://www.portagecounty-oh.gov/board-elections or call 330-297-3511. Call the League of Women Voters of Kent at 330-271-6188 or email the group at lwvkent [at] gmail.com. 

The League of Women Voters of Kent is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy.  All other information about the league can be found at kentlwv.org or on the Facebook page at League of Women Voters of Kent.