Presidential debates fee declares dates and places for 2024 | USAEMALL.com

Washington — The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates on Monday introduced the dates and websites for subsequent yr’s presidential and vice presidential debates, deciding on 4 schools and universities to host the occasions earlier than the overall election.

The full schedule contains:

• The first presidential debate on Sept. 16 at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. 
• The vice presidential debate on Sept. 25 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. 
• The second presidential debate on Oct. 1 at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia. 
• The third and sure last presidential debate on Oct. 9 on the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. 

Virginia State University would be the first traditionally black school or college to ever host a basic election debate. 

“The United States’ general election debates, watched live worldwide, are a model for many other countries: the opportunity to hear and see leading candidates address serious issues in a fair and neutral setting,” fee co-chairs Frank Fahrenkopf and Antonia Hernández stated in an announcement. “This tradition remains unbroken since 1976. In 2024, students at our four debate sites will help bring another set of historic conversations to audiences here and abroad. And their campuses will anchor four unique chances to listen and learn.”

Both main events will formally choose their nominees for president and vp at conventions subsequent summer season. The Republican National Convention is about to happen in July in Milwaukee, and the Democratic National Convention is scheduled for August in Chicago. 

A 3rd-party candidate could be eligible to take part within the debates if she or he is on the poll in sufficient states to conceivably win a majority within the Electoral College, and has a mean of at the least 15% assist in 5 main nationwide polls.

The Commission on Presidential Debates, which selected the websites and dates, is a nonpartisan and nonprofit group that has overseen basic election debates since its formation in 1987. It receives no authorities funding or funding from the Republican Party or Democratic Party, in an effort to maintain the debates impartial.