The Cobb County NAACP and the East Cobb Civic Association will host candidate forums next week for county candidates running for office in July.

The NAACP forum begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the county government building, 100 Cherokee Street in Marietta, and will be broadcast on the county's cable channel, TV23. www.cobbnaacp.org.

The ECCA forum begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the East Cobb Library, 4880 Lower Roswell Road in Marietta. No verbal questions will be taken from the floor, but written questions can be submitted in advance at www.eastcobb.net.

In addition to national and state races, Cobb residents will vote for a commission chairman and commissioners in the southeast and southwest districts in July.