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The end of the season
Tuesday is Election Day, marking the end of a frantic fall of campaigning by aspiring officeholders across the state.
In Rappahannock County, there are three contested races for the post of Supervisor, representing the residents of that magisterial district. In some cases, the differences between the candidates are more distinct than others. In some races, both county and state, the choice made by the voters of who will represent them could have a profound effect on the course taken by this county and this region over the next few years.
All of the candidates have spent many hours during the past weeks and months talking with their future constituents in that give-and-take which is the lifeblood of democracy.
But the real heart of our democracy is the participation of its citizens in the process; the expression of their will through their votes. That is the force which keeps the lifeblood flowing. Without responsible citizens who will go to the polls and express their opinion through a ballot on Election Day, all the discussions in all the living rooms and general stores in America don’t amount to anything more than just that: talk.
Absentee ballots may be cast at the Registrar’s Office at the Courthouse in Washington through Saturday. The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Absentee ballots are filled out in the same procedure as ballots cast on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in six precincts around the county:
• Hampton District: Washington, County Ctwirthnnt) > * first floor.
• Piedmont District: Sperryville, Fire Hall, ftt.2ll west
• Stonewall-Hawthome District: Scrabble, Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Rt. 522.
• Jackson District: Amissville Fire Hall, Rt. 211.
• Wakefield District: Chester Gap and Flint Hill Fire Halls.
The candidates have expressed themselves and taken their positions on the many issues which will affect the residents of the county during the coming years. Now it’s your turn. The choice is yours — exercise your right to make that choice.
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