The most engaged society is an informed society. After discovering that it can be very difficult to find details about some candidates running for office (particularly at the county level), we made it a priority to help share that information. That is why this and every October, Princeton Perspectives puts out an issue all about the elections and every major party candidate you will find on your ballot. We also help voters to gain insight into Princeton’s non-partisan election, for Board of Education. The more you know, the more engaged you can be.
In this month’s issue, Vote! Your Comprehensive Guide to the 2024 General Election! you will find details about where and how to vote, candidates’ insights as well as perspectives from a local Democrat and Republican on an issue on voter’s minds this year. We hope this will all help inform your decisions.
When it comes to voting, there are those that vote along party lines and those that vote based upon issues. What issue is most important to you as you consider this General Election? We asked locals their thoughts for this month’s Pulse of Princeton. Watch the video to see what’s on their minds!
So, what issues are most important to YOU this election? In our article, Registered to Vote? Now Learn Who is Running for Every Seat, we share information about every major party candidate you will find on the Princeton ballot, so that you can better educate yourself. We also inform you about the three different ways that you can vote, to make sure that you have things planned out, to best take advantage.
Beyond the political offices, Princeton also has three seats open this year on Princeton Board of Education. Using our popular comparison drop-down tool, you can compare and contrast each candidates’ perspective on a number of questions in the article Insight into the 2024 Board of Education Candidates.
In addition to information about the election and candidates, every year Princeton Perspectives leaves space in our election issue to take a closer look at what is being discussed amongst the public. This year, we offer two articles, Addressing the Political Divide – A Democrat’s Perspective and Addressing the Political Divide – A Republican’s Perspective, aiming to inform about ideas you may agree with, and enlighten you about those you may not.
We delve even deeper into voting in this month’s Perspectives Revisited, as we share the latest on a story we brought you earlier this year about the layout of the voting ballots. We are also updating you on changes happening at Trenton-Mercer Airport, a major transportation hub for this community.
Once you’ve read our latest issue, you can decide how and when you intend to vote. We are grateful that you have made us a part of this process, and we look forward to informing you about more on Princeton and the greater Mercer County community next month!
Lisa Jacknow spent years working in national and local news in and around New York City before moving to Princeton. Working as both a TV producer and news reporter, Lisa came to this area to focus on the local news of Mercer County at WZBN-TV. In recent years, she got immersed in the Princeton community by serving leadership roles at local schools in addition to volunteering for other local non-profits. In her free time, Lisa loves to spend time with her family, play tennis, sing and play the piano. A graduate of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Lisa was raised just north of Boston, Massachusetts but has lived in the tri-state area since college. She is excited to be Editor and head writer for Princeton Perspectives!