Tag: Hidalgo County Elections Department
Valley officials hope new voters spur election turnout
With voter registration on the rise, Valley election officials are expecting a strong turnout on Election Day due to a rise in voters here and a hotly contested presidential election.
Sticker shock: McAllen charter amendment election comes at unexpected cost
McALLEN — Three months after representatives from Ground Game Texas delivered a petition with signatures from more than 4,500 McAllen voters calling for the city to hold a charter amendment election, the cost of complying is causing some sticker shock.
Hidalgo County municipal races marked by incumbent upsets
It was a night of upsets in Hidalgo County as incumbents across several cities lost their bids to keep their seats on their respective city councils during Saturday’s municipal elections.
Valley’s early voting turnout increases to 13,000 over 2 days
Hidalgo and Cameron counties have garnered over 13,000 ballots after two days of early voting, continuing an uphill trend compared to the last primary.
Over 7,000 ballots cast on first day of early voting in Hidalgo, Cameron counties
Both Hidalgo and Cameron counties saw an increase in first day early voting numbers compared to the 2022 primary early voting turnout with a surge in the former’s mail-in ballots and the latter’s Cameron County Republican showing.