{"id":6575,"date":"2024-01-22T14:38:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T20:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=6575"},"modified":"2024-01-26T13:45:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T19:45:43","slug":"keep-an-eye-on-important-election-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/22\/keep-an-eye-on-important-election-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep an eye on important election dates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fernanda Gonzalez<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Important-Election-Dates-2-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Important-Election-Dates-2-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Important-Election-Dates-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Important-Election-Dates-2-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Important-Election-Dates-2-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Important-Election-Dates-2-2048x1463.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/\">www.sos.state.tx.us<\/a><br>Fernanda Gonzalez \/ Vaquero Radio.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Election-Dates-0122_mezcla.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As the 2024 U.S. presidential election and other important races approach, students need to be prepared to decide on the future of the country, elections official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cameron County Elections Administrator Remi Garza said if students register or make changes to their registration record, they must stay vigilant to deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u00a0\u201cFeb. 5, 2024, is the deadline to register for the primary election,\u201d Garza said. \u201cEarly voting starts on Feb. 20; that&#8217;s a Tuesday. So, people have to remember because of the federal holiday on Monday, [Feb.] 19, and it goes through March 1.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He said there are about 230,000 registered voters in Cameron County, with an expected increase throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elections Administrator for the Hidalgo County department Hilda M. Salinas said there are 428,000 &#8211; 530,000 registered voters in the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UTRGV Interdisciplinary Academic Building on the Brownsville campus will be an early voting polling site for Cameron County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garza said for primary elections in Cameron County, usually, about 10 to 20% of registered voters cast a democratic ballot, while 6 to 7% vote republican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWe want to remind everybody that you have, you know, all year long to register to vote,\u201d he said. \u201cBut if you want to vote in a particular election, you have to do it 30 days in advance. You have to be registered before you can actually go to the polls.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Salinas said it is important for students to have their voice heard by voting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s their voice, it&#8217;s their right, it\u2019s their civic duty, you know, to vote,\u201d she said. \u201cYou know, head out to the polls and vote.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Fernanda Gonzalez for Vaquero Radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fernanda Gonzalez As the 2024 U.S. presidential election and other important races approach, students need to be prepared<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":6576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[569,34],"tags":[606,75,44,42,26],"class_list":["post-6575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic","category-entertainment","tag-606","tag-elections","tag-news","tag-students","tag-utrgv"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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