League of Women Voters as primary sponsor of general-election presidential debates

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The League of Women Voters as primary sponsor of general-election presidential debates refers to the period when the nonpartisan civic organization organized and hosted U.S. presidential general-election debates before being succeeded by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

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instanceOf historical role ⓘ
presidential debate sponsorship period ⓘ
aim ensure fair and open debates ⓘ
inform voters about presidential candidates ⓘ
promote civic education ⓘ
appliesTo general-election presidential debates ⓘ
appliesToOffice President of the United States ⓘ
Vice President of the United States ⓘ
associatedWith League of Women Voters of the United States ⓘ
U.S. presidential election cycle ⓘ
characterizedBy independent debate format decisions ⓘ
nonpartisan administration of debates ⓘ
publicly announced debate rules ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endTime 1984 ⓘ
followedBy Commission on Presidential Debates as primary sponsor of general-election presidential debates ⓘ
frequency every four years ⓘ
hasPart 1976 United States presidential debates ⓘ
1980 United States presidential debates ⓘ
1984 United States presidential debates ⓘ
historicalContext expansion of televised political communication in the United States ⓘ
post-Watergate political reforms era ⓘ
includesEvent 1976 presidential debate between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter ⓘ
1980 presidential debate involving Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan ⓘ
1984 presidential debate between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale ⓘ
1984 vice-presidential debate between George H. W. Bush and Geraldine Ferraro ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction United States federal elections ⓘ
medium radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
notableFor independence from political parties ⓘ
nonpartisan reputation ⓘ
role in institutionalizing televised presidential debates ⓘ
organizer League of Women Voters ⓘ
predecessor Commission on Presidential Debates as primary sponsor of general-election presidential debates ⓘ
reasonForEnd creation of the Commission on Presidential Debates ⓘ
transfer of debate sponsorship to bipartisan commission ⓘ
regulates candidate participation rules ⓘ
debate format ⓘ
debate time limits ⓘ
replacedBy Commission on Presidential Debates ⓘ
replaces ad hoc media-sponsored presidential debates ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
sponsor League of Women Voters ⓘ
sponsorType nonpartisan civic organization ⓘ
startTime 1976 ⓘ
targetAudience eligible U.S. voters ⓘ
general public ⓘ
usedLanguage English ⓘ

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Commission on Presidential Debates → replaced → League of Women Voters as primary sponsor of general-election presidential debates ⓘ