With a month to go until early voting starts in Douglas County, candidates are hitting the campaign trail.Over the next few weeks, residents will have multiple opportunities to meet candidates for local office ranging from county commission up to U.S. Senate.Even though Nevada is the seventh largest state in the union geographically, it is still a small state, where candidates for most offices are still available to chat with potential constituents.That means we still have a sort of personal contact with people who are seeking our votes that's rare in larger communities.But for that to happen, voters have to be …