Residents of Ga. House District 72 will get a chance to question the four candidates at Peachtree City Hall the evening of Dec. 12, thanks to the Youth Council of Fayette County.

Each of the candidates in the Dec. 18 special election will be asked questions submitted by the public prior to the meeting, according to Art Sivertsen, youth leisure program director for Peachtree City.

All four candidates have been invited, Sivertsen said. The four are Republican candidates Heidi Becker, Steve Brown and Matt Ramsey and Democratic candidate Kevin Madden.

The format for the “Meet the Candidates” forum will consist of a four-minute opening statement by each candidate and then questions from members of the Youth Council of Fayette County.

There will be five boxes for questions, Sivertsen said, one for each candidate and one for general questions for any or all candidates.

A member of the public may pose a written question to one or more of the candidates, Sivertsen said, plus any candidate mentioned in the question or answer will be given a rebuttal opportunity.

The forum will be at City Hall Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. and is open to the public.

The Dec. 18 special election is to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Dan Lakly, R-Peachtree City, who died in late October.

The election is officially nonpartisan, although each candidate may list a party affiliation. If no candidate receives over 50 percent of the vote, a runoff will be held in January, after the General Assembly convenes.