ELECTION 2024 LIVE FORUM SCHEDULE
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OCEANSIDE ELECTION 2024 FORUM REPLAYS
ELECTION 2024 CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
KOCT, it's Board of Directors, Staff, and The City of Oceanside do not support nor promote any candidates. We provide the following program as a public service for voters. All candidates have been invited to participate in this program, but not all were able to or chose to do so.
WELCOME TO ELECTION 2024
Candidate Statements is a production service offered by KOCT Television - The Voice of North County. Any Candidate running for office can tape a 5-minute or less statement explaining positions and why voters should elect you to office in Election of 2024. Your statement will be recorded on the KOCT SoundStage equipped with a teleprompter, state-of-the-art cameras, professional lighting & sound. KOCT will edit your recorded statement and it will air on COX CHANNEL 18 and at KOCT.org throughout the Election 2024. You will also receive your edited statement in a downloadable link to use in your media efforts.
The fee for this service is $350
KOCT will be recording the Candidate Statements on these dates:
Wednesday, August 21st: 11:00AM – 7:00PM
Thursday, August 22nd: 9:00AM – 5:00PM
To schedule your Candidate Statement recording, please email us at Election@KOCT.org.
If you wish to provide your own five-minute or less Candidate Statement to KOCT for airing, email Carly Starr, Executive Director at CSTARR@KOCT.org for submitting instructions on parameters and Film Submission Guidelines. Once your statement is completed, please send it to ELECTION@KOCT.org by August 30th to be part of airing. We look forward in providing a platform for your Candidate Statement to be heard in the greater North County community. For our up to date, 24/7 Live Stream and programming schedule, visit KOCT.org and Follow us on FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM
Looking forward to it!
Carly Starr Brullo Niles
Executive Director, KOCT Television
ELECTION 2024 RESOURCES
ELECTION POLICY 2024
KOCT TELEVISION adheres to a policy of equal opportunity for candidates who are qualified by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters and appear on the ballot. KOCT can also accommodate all qualified write-in candidates up to six weeks (45 days) prior to the election, if funding is obtained for Candidate Statements, by scheduling a special recording and airing of their Candidate Statement. All qualified candidates may also submit professionally edited programming to be aired on KOCT’s Public Access Service. The Voice of North County has provided candidates with fair and equal program opportunities for decades. This year, KOCT will again inform the public by offering programming opportunities to candidates for elected office.
Candidates will be notified of these opportunities, but we also encourage them to contact KOCT periodically for the latest program updates.
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
(PLEASE NOTE: CANDIDATE STATEMENTS WILL BE OFFERED ONLY IF FUNDING TO UNDERWRITE PRODUCTION COST IS OBTAINED OR CANDIDATE PROVIDES PAYMENT FOR PRODUCTION COSTS.)
Each candidate on the ballot, and write-in candidates who are qualified six (6) weeks prior to the Election, will be offered a block of uninterrupted airtime to state their positions and introduce themselves to the public. The length of airtime will be determined by the KOCT Executive Director. These statements are recorded and aired numerous times before Election Day. Candidate Statements can also be viewed anytime on KOCT.org.
CANDIDATE FORUMS
(PLEASE NOTE: CANDIDATE FORUMS WILL BE OFFERED ONLY IF FUNDING TO UNDERWRITE PRODUCTION COST IS OBTAINED.)
KOCT will televise Candidate Forums for Candidates on the ballot running for local office. The forums are usually recorded in the KOCT Television Studio and are open to the public.
KOCT’S NORTH COUNTY ROUNDTABLE
Candidates on the ballot seeking local office may be invited to appear on North County Voice and/or KOCT’s North County Roundtable to allow the public to get to know the candidates and their views.
ACKNOWLEDGING UNDERWRITERS
Sponsorship credit may open and close taped forums. Acknowledgements will state “Television coverage of this political forum was made possible by KOCT – The Voice of North County and [name(s) of contributing sponsor(s)].”
PROHIBITIONS
KOCT prohibits advertising by or on behalf of candidates for public office. Political candidates may appear on a program, but they may not appear within 2 weeks of an election unless they appear in the capacity of carrying out their legitimate, official duties, in a bona fide news event, or in forums in which all candidates have been invited and which are conducted in a fair and equitable manner.
-from KOCT Public Access Guidelines
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS?
Please Contact KOCT ~
EMAIL: ELECTION@KOCT.org | PHONE: 760 722-4433 | ONLINE: KOCT.org
KOCT’S NORTH COUNTY ROUNDTABLE: ELECTION 2022
The Following Editions of North County Roundtable are examples from Oceanside’s 2022 Election. Candidates on the ballot seeking local office may be invited to appear on North County Voice and/or KOCT’s North County Roundtable to allow the public to get to know the candidates and their views. Here are some examples of our past Election productions.
KOCT’S NORTH COUNTY ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL FORUMS: ELECTION 2020
The following political forum discussions are examples from Oceanside’s 2020 Election. Candidates on the ballot seeking local office may be invited to appear on North County Voice and/or KOCT’s North County Roundtable to allow the public to get to know the candidates and their views. Here are some examples of our past Election productions.
