CRANE: Your vote is secure. Your vote will count.

Early voting for the Nov. 8 general election begins Oct. 17. Absentee ballot applications are being accepted and those ballots are already being cast. You will need to submit your Voter I.D., electronically or through the mail, along with your absentee ballot. Your ballots are secret, safe, and secure, and each vote will be counted. One former President might have you believe that our election…