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La Joya, Texas – After questioning Hidalgo County’s surprising decision to remove La Joya as an early voting poll location and pressuring county leaders to immediately reinstate the site, La Joya Mayor Fito Salinas announces that Hidalgo County Commissioner’s Court has decided to consider voting on reinstating the site at its next meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2013. The meeting begins at 9:30 am at Edinburg City Hall.
“The community rallied together to urge the county to keep La Joya as a poll location, and I am hopeful that we will have a good outcome,” said Mayor Salinas.
The agenda for the meeting can be found at
The item is under the Elections Department, Item 15. C., and reads, “Court action to approve the La Joya Youth Service Center to be an Early Voting substation location for the March 4, 2014 Primary Election from February 18, 2014 until February 28, 2014.”
La Joya community members and organizations supporting this cause will be in attendance to encourage the reinstatement of the site.
Mayor Salinas will be available for interviews at the meeting.
COMMISSIONER’S COURT VOTE TO REINSTATE LA JOYA EARLY VOTE SITE
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
9:30 am
Edinburg City Hall
415 West University Drive, Edinburg, Texas
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