We're down to less than 30 days before Election Day, Tuesday, November 3.

Our letters section has been stuffed to the brim with election-related letters for months, starting with primaries and continuing unabated through what would normally have been the traditional start of election season in late August/early September. As we still get questions about certain things on a semi-frequent basis, it seemed like a time to re-iterate some answers to commonly asked questions. This may be repeat information for some of you as we've written about this recently (and don't worry, this whole editorial will not be devoted to going over letters policy again, it's just one of a few things we wanted to touch on this week).

Letters are limited to two per writer per month, not once every two weeks. In a five-week month, writers are still limited to two letters. Letters of endorsement, which include most election-related letters, are limited to 300 words; other letters are limited to 500 words. Most letters that include their own titles are printed with the included titles; letters that are submitted without titles are generally given short, generic titles — writers are encouraged to title their own letters, especially at times like election season when The Bee is receiving them en masse. During the last week before the election — the October 30 issue of The Newtown Bee — no negative letters about candidates will be accepted, only letters of endorsement. This is to prevent a letter writer from criticizing a candidate without any chance for a rebuttal from the candidate or a supporter.

A debate between candidates for State Senate — Rob Blanchard and Amybeth Laroche — is set for Wednesday, October 14. See our story on page A7.

Absentee ballots are available from the town clerk’s office, and additional early voting dates and times have been announced. The full contents of the ballots for districts 1-6, 1-7, 2-6, and 3-6, have been included, with nine separate races. See our story on page A13. There's so much more to vote on than just the higher profile races like governor, US representative, and state senator and representative.

The Bee will be interviewing the local candidates — for State 107th District, Martin Foncello and Julie Kerton, with full stories appearing next issue on October 16; for State Senate, Amybeth Laroche and Rob Blanchard, with full stories appearing in the issue of October 23; and for State 106th District Representative, Mitch Bolinsky and Michelle Embree Ku, with full stories appearing in the issue of October 30. Additionally, the editorial on October 30 will review the races for the non-local-to-Newtown candidates to help keep voters as informed as possible as to the choices they'll be facing.

Don't forget to vote!