You will vote for freeholders not knowing whether the charter proposal will be supported by a majority of your fellow citizens. The freeholders chosen by voters Nov. 7 will only meet if the majority of voters agrees first that the county charter should be studied.
Freeholders are citizens who have been county residents for at least five years.
It was up to the commissioners to decide how the freeholders will run for office. Several options were available. They could run from districts or countywide. They could run at-large or for specific positions. Here's what the commissioners decided.