Early Voting for the May 3, 2025 Local Entities Elections and Special Elections has commenced!

EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Elections Administrator Hilda Salinas reminds all registered voters that Early Voting for the May 3, 2025 Local Entities and Special Elections has begun.

“With 18 Early Voting polling locations conveniently located throughout Hidalgo County, voters can cast their ballot at any of the polling locations nearest to them,” said Salinas. “We encourage voters to visit our website at www.hidalgocounty.us/elections to stay up to date with important election information.”

Be informed and prepared before you head to the polls:

VOTER ID REQUIRED

The seven forms of approved photo ID are:

• Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
• Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
• Texas Handgun License issued by DPS
• United States Military Identification Card containing the person’s photograph
• United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person’s photograph
• United States Passport (book or card)

Registered voters of Hidalgo County have the opportunity to use additional supporting documents as a way to cast their ballot if they are not able to obtain an acceptable form of photo identification.

If a voter does not possess and cannot reasonably obtain one of the seven forms of approved photo ID, the voter may vote by (1) signing a declaration of impediment at the polls explaining why the voter is reasonably unable to obtain one of the seven forms of approved photo ID, and (2) providing one of various forms of supporting documentation.

• A certified domestic (from a U.S. state or territory) birth certificate or a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law which establishes the voter’s identity (which may include a foreign birth document);
• A current utility  bill
• A bank statement
• A government check
• A paycheck
• A government document that shows the voter’s name and an address (which includes the voter’s voter registration certificate).

Early Voting will run through April 29, 2025. Election Day is Saturday, May 3, 2025. For more information on Early Voting schedules, locations and sample ballots, visit www.hidalgocounty.us/elections or to speak to an elections specialist call (956)318-2570.