As you're thinking about the week ahead, please make sure you've made a plan to vote. This Tuesday, October 27, is the final day you can safely mail in your ballot so it is received on time.

After Tuesday, the only way to make sure your vote counts is to drop it at one of the ballot collection sites all across the 4th Congressional District.

So please, vote and then mail in your ballot right away or find the nearest drop box to you and get your vote in.

If you've already voted: thank you! Your job this week is to make sure your friends and family get their ballots in ASAP. Donald Trump and his allies like Alex Skarlatos want us to get complacent. They want voter participation to be low – because that's their best chance at winning.

Let's show them we mean business.

Team DeFazio