Unfortunately, however, we have just so much space to print your opinions.

Therefore, with the Nov. 4 General Election fast approaching, we have set a hard deadline of Friday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. for election-related letters. That’s 12 days before Election Day, but we need that time to verify submissions and find the room to print them.

This year’s election is an exciting one, with a slew of local races up for grabs and an unprecedented number of write-in campaigns being waged. The Enterprise has published coverage on them all and will publish sample ballots of the races in our Oct. 24 edition.

Early voting begins on Saturday, Oct. 25, and that day at 5 p.m. is the deadline to register to vote for the 2025 election.

Voters from both Franklin and Essex Counties will head to the polls on Nov. 4 to not only fill local seats but also that of outgoing state Assemblyman Billy Jones, D-Chateaugay Lake, who resigned his seat in the 115th District halfway through his term. Republican Brent Davison and Democrat Michael Cashman are both running for the state-level seat. To read more about Cashman, go to tinyurl.com/4r3fkcu2. To read more about Davison, go to tinyurl.com/29d4wk6t.

Voters will also vote for two state Supreme Court justices — current Justice Kris Singh and Chris Obstarczyk, who are both running unopposed on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Letters can be submitted by email to news@lakeplacidnews.com. For questions, contact Publisher John Gereau at 518-891-2600, ext 14, or jgereau@adirondackdailyenterprise.com.

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