Next week, voters will decide the future leadership of our nation and our city.

Tuesday, Nov. 8, is Election Day, when the campaigns for office will end and the people will decide the winners.

Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. People in line at 7 p.m. still will be able to vote.

Topping the ballot in Richmond and across the country will be the choices to succeed President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Five teams of candidates will be on the ballot in this high-stakes election.

The major party choices are Democrats Hillary Clinton and her vice presidential ticketmate, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, and Republicans Donald J. Trump and his vice presidential running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.

Three other candidate teams also will be on the presidential ballot: Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson and his vice presidential choice, Bill Weld; Green Party candidate Jill Stein and her vice presidential choice, Ajamu Baraka; and another Republican team running as independents, presidential candidate Evan McMullin and his vice presidential ticketmate, Nathan Johnson.

Richmond voters also will select a new mayor to succeed Mayor Dwight C. Jones, who will leave office Dec. 31 after serving two, four-year terms.

The ballot will list eight people vying for the post, although two, Bruce W. Tyler and John Baliles have quit the race. Information on the six active candidates and their views on issues can be found in this Richmond Free Press Election Section.

City voters also will elect members of the Richmond City Council and the Richmond School Board for four-year terms. The ballot for each voter will include the names of candidates in the district in which the voter lives.

This Election Section includes information on the City Council and School Board candidates by district.

Separately, city voters will help choose a member for the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington.

As the result of a court decision, Richmond is now part of the 4th Congressional District, and voters will have a choice of two candidates who are seeking to fill the vacant House seat.

The two candidates are Democrat A. Donald McEachin, an attorney and state senator for Richmond, Henrico County and Charles City County, and Michael L. “Mike” Wade, the Henrico County sheriff.

One familiar name that will not be on the ballot is that of U.S. Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, who has represented a large part of Richmond for nearly 24 years while it was part of the 3rd Congressional District. He is seeking re-election, but, if re-elected, no longer will represent the city when Congress reconvenes in January.

Richmond voters also will help decide whether two amendments are added to the Virginia Constitution.

One would embed in Article I of the state Constitution a Republican-backed, anti-union measure. State law currently makes it illegal for employers to require new employees to join a union to work. The controversial amendment, No. 1 on the ballot, would embed that state law in the state Constitution to make it harder to change.

The second would amend Article X, authorizing the General Assembly to give local governments the option of exempting spouses of police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel killed in the line of duty from real estate taxes on primary residences. Currently, that exemption is available only to military personnel who are killed or totally disabled in action.

For additional information about what’s on the ballot or to find your voting precinct, go to www.richmondgov.com/Registrar or call (804) 646-5950. Information is also available at the state Department of Elections, www.vote.virginia.gov, or by calling (800) 552-9745.