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Saturday, May 11, 2013  Elections aren’t over in Mercedes where one city commission race is headed to a runoff.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  The Action 4 News team is tracking of 37 races from 11 cities and four school districts from across the Rio Grande Valley.

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

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Action 4 News is teaming up with Rio Grande Valley Mobile X-Rays for a Mother's Day photo contest.

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.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  New "voting centers" would allow people to vote anywhere in Hidalgo County on Election day, not just in their precinct.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Democrats in the Texas House blasted a Republican proposal to reduce the number of early voting days in Texas.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Big changes are coming to the city of McAllen, not only in the upcoming city elections, but for the voters as well.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Cameron County Democrats think Texas could become a blue state by 2016.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  The ultimate goal for Cameron County Democratic Party Chair Sylvia Garza-Perez is to help turn Texas into a blue, or democratic state.

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.