Relatively speaking, there won’t be many choices on the upcoming election ballot on Tuesday.

Across the Heart of Virginia, only one constitutional officer has opposition. One supervisor seat is contested in Prince Edward, two in Cumberland and five in Buckingham. Only one school board member is facing competition in The Herald’s coverage area.

Only one member our state legislative delegation has competition.

Something that really concerns and is alarming to me as a voter with deep Buckingham roots is the lack of candidates on the ballot for the Dillwyn Town Council. Only two people will appear on the ballot for the six-person body, meaning that four seats are open.

One takeaway from that fact could be that very few people have any interest in the affairs of Dillwyn.

Another could be that everyone in Dillwyn is busy with their jobs, kids and lives — too busy to deal with the town’s affairs.

Over 400 people live within the corporate limits of Dillwyn. Are only two people interested in Dillwyn’s governance?

If no interest on the ballot means no interest at the ballot box, what’s the next thing we’ll lose interest in — democracy?

Jordan Miles is the managing editor of Farmville Newsmedia, LLC. His email address is jordan.miles@farmvilleherald.com.