Voters, it’s time to get serious about the election
Learning about candidates, process is key
This is an election year, during which voters will pick a president plus other federal, state and local officials. Thanks to campaign signs and candidate forums, anyone who pays the least bit of attention to current events knows that.
It is time for voters to get serious about the choices facing them on the ballot.
We urge all voters to educate themselves not only on the candidates, but on the act of voting itself between now and the election.
This year, Webster County voters will pick a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a state senator, two state representatives, three members of the county Board of Supervisors and a county auditor.
We call on voters to learn all they can about these candidates, and to use reliable, factual sources such as this newspaper to do so.
While learning about the candidates, voters must also learn about how the election will be conducted. Some key dates are rapidly approaching.
In person early voting is available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays through Nov. 4 in the Webster County Courthouse, 701 Central Ave.
Satellite voting will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 1 at Friendship Haven, 420 Kenyon Road.
On Nov. 2, the Saturday before the election, the absentee precinct in the Webster County Courthouse will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On Nov. 5 — Election Day — the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballots must be received by the county auditor’s office by 8 p.m. that day.
Our American democracy depends on voter participation. We believe all voters should learn about the candidates, learn about the election and, most importantly, vote.