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Election Day is only 35 days away.

Voters will soon head to the polls to decide races from the next president of the United States to local races.

Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade has launched a statewide initiative called “Make Your Mark on Texas.”

The statewide campaign is designed to educate voters and prepare them for the 2012 elections.

Important Dates To Remember:

• October 9: Last Day To Register To Vote
• October 22: First Day of Early Voting
• November 2: Last Day of Early Voting
• November 6: Election Day

Action 4 News is hosting a special phone bank and chatroom to answer all your questions about voter registration and the elections.

Secretary of State Andrade and all four elections administrators from the four counties of the Rio Grande Valley will be here to answer your questions.

Andrade is also appearing on Action 4 Sunrise and then speaking at the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce about the Vote Texas iniative early Tuesday morning.