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Saturday, May 11, 2013  The Rio Grande Valley's smallest communities are seeing much higher turnout in early voting.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Two small communities are leading the Rio Grande Valley in early voter turnout.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Early voting begins today for cities like Brownsville, Rio Hondo and Harlingen.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Today is Election Day, not only for the presidential race, but for your local election races as well. Eliza Alvarado with AACT Now joined Action 4 Sunrise this morning to discuss the importance of voting and where you can find your designated precinct.

Friday, November 02, 2012  People walked in and out of the Cameron County Elections Office all day, taking advantage of the last day of early voting.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Today marks the last day voters in the state of Texas can hit the polls to cast their early ballot in the 2012 general election.  Action 4 is making it easier than ever for you to know the candidates and locate poll locations, all part of Campaign 2012: Expect More.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Elections Administrator Yvonne Ramon told Action 4 News they are only about 6,000 votes shy of surpassing a record set in 2008.

Monday, October 29, 2012  AACT Now has been hard at work encouraging the valley to exercise their right to vote and this morning Eliza Alvarado brought the results from week one to Action 4 Sunrise.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  The first three days of early voting in Cameron County have each exceeded the 4,000 vote mark, according to Elections Administrator Roger Ortiz.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Hidalgo County is on pace to break early voting records established during the last presidential election, according to the elections administrator.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Action 4 News is teaming up with 710 KURV and the Rio Grande Guardian to host two LIVE and televised political debates on Tuesday and Thursday.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Whether you're “With Chuck” or not in the race for the Cameron County District Attorney seat, republican candidate Charles "Chuck" Mattingly said Monday, this time dirty politics have gone too far.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Election Day across the U.S. is drawing near and we want to make sure you are prepared to hit the polls this November.  On Tuesday, we were pleased to welcome the Texas Secretary of State, Esperanza "Hope" Andrade to talk more about their initiative to motivate Texans to register to vote.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Action 4 News is teaming up with Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade to host a special phone bank and chatroom to answer all your questions about voter registration and the elections.

Monday, October 01, 2012  The Rio Grande Valley stands out as one of the places with the lowest voter turnout in Texas but officials are working to change that.