GREENFIELD — Two upcoming events will offer voters a chance to pose questions to the two mayoral candidates, as well as candidates in races for City Council, School Committee and the Board of Assessors ahead of the city’s Nov. 7 election.

The first event, the Greenfield Mayoral Debate, will be livestreamed on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. from the Greenfield Community Television (GCTV) studio at 393 Main St. The debate will feature incumbent Mayor Roxann Wedegartner and her opponent, Precinct 3 City Councilor Virginia “Ginny” DeSorgher, and is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Franklin County, GCTV, Greenfield Community College and the Greenfield Recorder.

The mayoral candidates will field questions from a panel of representatives from the sponsoring organizations. Some of these questions will be solicited from the public in advance.

Greenfield Candidates’ Night, meanwhile, will take place Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. at GCC’s Cohn Family Dining Commons and is open to the public. After a brief introduction from the moderator, each candidate will be offered the opportunity to provide a statement of no longer than two minutes about why they are running for the office they seek, and why voters should vote for them. Each candidate will then be asked a different question — all of which will have been solicited from the public — relevant to the position they seek. Mayoral candidates will not take part in the question portion of the event but have been invited to participate in a meet and greet afterward.

Both events will be moderated by longtime Ashfield Town Moderator and WHMP “Talk the Talk” co-host Stewart “Buz” Eisenberg.

“As a citizen and as a political observer, I have a real commitment to allow voters the opportunity to be informed prior to the time when they’re asked to make a choice among competing candidates,” Eisenberg said. “I think there is no better forum than a debate where each candidate is called upon to address the same issue, so voters can hold up a yardstick to each and decide which one best represents them.”

In advance of both events, organizers are asking the public to submit questions relevant to the positions sought by the candidates. Questions, which will be vetted by the League of Women Voters of Franklin County, can be emailed to lwvfranklincounty@gmail.com or submitted through the organization’s website, lwvma-franklincounty.org — click on “Contact.” To avoid confusion, messages should include whether the question is intended for the candidates’ night or the mayoral debate. Those with questions are asked to address them to all candidates.

Questions should be submitted by Sept. 22 for the mayoral debate and by Oct. 13 for the candidates’ night.

“[Questions] should be legitimate and good quality,” said Jean Cherdack of the League of Women Voters of Franklin County.

Wedegartner and DeSorgher both announced their candidacies for mayor earlier this year. DeSorgher, 71, announced her candidacy in March and Wedegartner, 76, who took office in January 2020, announced in May that she planned to run for a second, four-year term.

With only two candidates on the ballot, the requirements to hold a preliminary election, which had been planned for Sept. 12, were not met. The general election, therefore, will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the Greenfield High School gymnasium. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

As for City Council races, residents Wahab S. Minhas, Jesus Leyva, and John J. Garrett have certified nomination papers for two open seats as councilors at large. This is to fill seats being vacated by at-large councilors Phil Elmer and Christine Forgey, who are not seeking reelection.

Precinct 1 Councilor Katherine Golub, who was appointed last summer to finish the rest of Ed Jarvis’ term, is seeking to retain her seat. Resident Rachel Gordon is running for a four-year term to represent Precinct 2, filling the seat to be vacated by City Council President Dan Guin, who is not seeking reelection. Michael Mastrototaro, meanwhile, will run for the open seat in Precinct 3, and John Bottomley seeks reelection to represent Precinct 4.

Four residents have submitted nomination papers for the three seats with four-year terms on the School Committee: Stacey Sexton, Ann Childs, Marina Leonovich and current Chair Amy Proietti. Current members Jean Wall and Susan Eckstrom are not running for reelection.

Candidates Charles Green and David Roulston also are running for a four-year seat on the Board of Assessors.

Reporter Mary Byrne can be reached at mbyrne@recorder.com or 413-930-4429. Twitter: @MaryEByrne.