Announced 11 July 2016. The debates begin at 9PM Eastern Daylight time, last 90 minutes, and are open to candidates who (1) are constitutionally eligible to hold the office of President, (2) have achieved ballot access in a sufficient number of states to win 270 electoral votes, and (3) are polling at 15% in select national polls. The backup site is Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Reference: http://www.debates.org.
