607 votes.

That’s the difference between the number of votes students cast in this year’s election as opposed to last year’s election.

In 2005, issues like the theft of student vouchers and technology like Facebook brought students to the polls. Throw The Pirate Captain on top of that and it’s no wonder last year saw the largest voter turnout in years.

This year is no different.

Facebook scandals, the potential disenfranchisement of part-time students, the impeachment of a student body president, the interference by administration into student governance — highly publicized issues like these have been on the minds of students all over the University, and the poll numbers prove it.

Now, the decision for the next leader of Student Government is down from four to two.

This means the student body’s vote will count more in the next two days than it did last Monday and Tuesday.

Student Government now stands at a perilous place. Their credibility with the administration is in shambles. The trust of their constituency is nonexistent.

But if the last two years have proved nothing else, they have shown that students are paying attention. One out of four students, to be exact.

It is imperative that students log on once more Monday and Tuesday to decide who is passionate enough to take up the cause to repair Student Government and restore the voice of student advocacy this group has the potential to provide.

This is an easy vote — one that will take place between two largely polarized candidates who will approach their administration in different ways.

Judging by the fact that Will Langley and Will Quick garnered 65 percent of last week’s votes, odds are good that most voters can identify somewhat with one candidate or another.

So choose one, and vote Monday and Tuesday at vote.ncsu.edu.

The future of student governance is in your hands.