With the November election just a few weeks away, an upcoming forum in Maryville will give voters the opportunity to learn more about candidates and various issues on the ballot.

According to Maryville Chamber of Commerce Director Lily White, they allow candidates running for any local, state or federal office to come and speak at the forum.

“We also have the incomparable Dr. David McLaughlin, who is a retired political science professor from Northwest Missouri State, he helps us so much,” White said. “Our forum is a educational forum, so we do not say, ‘This is which way you should vote,’ or ‘This is which way we feel you should vote.’ We say, ‘This is what the proposition or the question on the ballot says,’ and make sure everyone understands the language and understands what that question is really getting at and then we let them draw their own conclusions. Dr. McLaughlin helps explain all those things.”

Candidates will give opening statements and the audience will then have the opportunity to ask questions.

The candidate forum begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the County Courthouse in Maryville. For more information, click here.