There is less than a month before Election Day on Tuesday, November 7, and this year’s ballot will feature one contested Livingston race. Two candidates, Fang Gong and Harsh Raju, are vying for one open seat on the Livingston Public Schools Board of Education.This past week, the League of Women Voters held a candidates night, where the prospective Board members shared their opinions on a variety of issues. A recap of that discussion may be read in this edition of the Tribune, and the full video may be seen on the group’s Facebook page, Livingston League of Women Voters. Additionally, Gong and Raju have been responding to questions in each edition of the Tribune leading up to the election. We encourage readers to follow along with those, as well. The candidates have also made themselves available to residents, so you could ask them questions directly if you would prefer. Not every town has this much information widely available on their local candidates, and it is up to residents to take advantage of these tools.Some people have cast their early votes by mail, so the process is already underway. But for the majority of residents who have not yet voted, we encourage you to pay attention to the candidates and the issues as we approach voting day, not simply focus on the best looking lawn signs. It is important to remember just how valuable each vote is in a local election; in recent years, less than 100 votes have made the difference in some of these races. So your ballot, or lack thereof, will shape this town moving forward.That is all the more reason to make sure your votes are informed ones. We understand that people receive some of their information on social media, but please, take what you read there with a grain of salt. Approach what you see with a critical mind and source what you read; the internet can still be the Wild West, and if you do not separate fact from fiction yourself, nobody is going to do it for you.As we approach the final month of these campaigns, we are sure many residents have already landed on their preferred candidates and wish to share their thoughts on whom they feel will best fill the open seats. Well, now is the time to pass along your opinions to the Tribune.In the issues prior to Election Day (the ...
