Omar E. Zapata | THE RIDER
With the Nov.3 elections less than four weeks away, early voting runs Tuesday through Oct. 30 with Hidalgo and Cameron County having a combined 54 polling locations across the Rio Grande Valley.
Hidalgo County will have 31 early voting locations while Cameron County will have 23.
The UTRGV Ballroom at 1201 W. University Dr. in Edinburg is one of the early voting locations used in Hidalgo County.
This election, the UTRGV Brownsville campus will not be used as a voting location, but Texas Southmost Collegeโs Jacob Brown Auditorium at 600 International Blvd. is.
In Hidalgo County, early voting sites are open on weekdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Sundays, the early polling locations are open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In Cameron County, on weekdays, polling locations are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. On weekends, they are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Oct 29. and 30, the early voting locations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Both counties have a countywide voting policy, which means registered voters may cast their ballots at any early voting location in their county.
To request a mail-in ballot, voters must be 65 years or older, have a disability, be confined in prison or jail with the right to vote or be out of the county during early voting or Election Day. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 23.
Both countiesโ election websites have links to see who is on the ballot before heading to the polls.
To vote, there are seven acceptable forms of photo ID to present at the polling location. A Texas driver license, Texas ID, Texas election ID certificate, Texas handgun license, U.S. citizenship certificate with photo, U.S. military ID card with photo and U.S. passport. For the full list of early voting locations and more information on the election, visit https://www.hidalgocounty.us/2787/2020-General-Election or https://www.cameroncounty.us/elections/.
