WSB, League of Women Voters hosting mayoral forum

ATLANTA - WSB Radio, The AJC and Channel 2 Action News is partnering with the League of Women Voters to host an open forum as the race for Atlanta mayor heats up.

All candidates for Atlanta mayor are invited to participate and talk about the issues on Sept. 28 at Emory University.

You can watch the live event LIVE on AJC.com or on the official AJC Facebook page from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The forum will be moderated by WSB’s Director of Editorials & Public Affairs Jocelyn Dorsey.

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There are more than a dozen people in the race to become Atlanta's next mayor. Kasim Reed's tenure ends in 2018.

An early poll from August shows candidate Mary Norwood leading the pack, with 25.4 percent of the vote. However, three candidates -- Keisha Lance Bottoms, Peter Aman and Caesar Mitchell -- have more than 10 percent of the vote. On top of that, nearly 20 percent say they’re undecided or have no opinion.

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