Questions should strive to accomplish these purposes:
• Define a candidate’s position on issues relevant to the office being sought
• Learn about the process a candidate uses to formulate a position or make a decision
• Determine a candidate’s knowledge, background and skills relative to the office sought
• Attempt to gain information and not simply make a statement
• Questions must NOT be:
     ~about personal matters not related to the elective position
     ~unclear or vague, hostile, antagonistic, belligerent
     ~friendly, supportive or gratuitous

• It is our intention, in good faith, to select questions that represent the interests expressed by the voters.
• Questions should focus on the future and not be based on hindsight.
• Questions must be on subjects relevant to this forum or election race.
• Questions that are of a personal nature, embarrassing, hostile, or unclear in intent will not be asked.
• All questions must be addressed to all candidates.
• Questions may be consolidated or edited by LWVRochester.
• The moderator will make the final selection of questions asked.