Spokane City Council, school board candidates will debate issues at Spokesman-Review’s Pints and Politics

Candidates competing for Spokane City Council and Spokane School Board seats will participate in a casual candidates forum Tuesday evening.

The Spokesman-Review is hosting Pints and Politics at Overbluff Cellars Events Center at the Washington Cracker Co. Building at 304 W. Pacific Ave. in downtown Spokane.

Free tickets to the event have all been claimed, but anyone still interested in attending may sign up on a waiting list at spokane7tickets.com/e/pints-and-politics in case those who planned to attend decide give up their tickets.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. The forum begins at 7 p.m. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Parking will be available in the lot just to the east of the Washington Cracker Co. Building and on the street.

The forum will feature Spokane City Council candidates Kate Burke, Tim Benn, Breean Beggs, Andy Dunau, Matthew Howes and Candace Mumm, and Spokane School Board candidates Jennifer Muroya Thomas and Mike Wiser. Audience members will have an opportunity to ask candidates questions and meet editors and reporters from The Spokesman-Review.

The Spokane County Elections Office will begin mailing ballots on Wednesday. Returned ballots must be postmarked by Election Day on Nov. 7 or turned in at official county election drop boxes by 8 p.m. Nov. 7 in order to be counted.