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

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historical role presidential debate sponsorship period

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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Label	Occurrences
League of Women Voters as primary sponsor of general-election presidential debates canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
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 ⓘ surface form: 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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Reagan–Carter presidential debate of October 28, 1980 ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ