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Campus

What you need to know for upcoming primary election

Haylie Godoy

The Primary Election begins tomorrow, March 5. To be eligible to vote in this election, voters must have been registered before February 5. Anyone not able to vote in this Primary election cycle still has time to register for the November general election. Here are a few things you’ll need to know before heading to the polls. The Primary elections are where voters pick which candidate will represent their party in the upcoming November elections. According to Paul Gottemoller, Associate Professor of Political Science, the primaries are the biggest fight because it directly influences the outcome of the November election.…

Campus, Collegiate

Texans set to vote on new amendments

Omar Mickelson

omickelson@foghornnews.com Last year’s local and presidential elections caused some commotion around East Campus, with voting booths set up in the Heldenfels Administration Building, inviting voters from off campus and on to come and cast their ballots early. However, this election season, which will include a “constitutional amendment election” Nov. 7, hasn’t really caused too much of a stir. Nueces County Clerk Kara Sands said the aim of this particular election is not to elect government officials into any certain position. Instead, it will allow voters to decide on certain items passed by the Texas House of Representatives, all of which…