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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Colin Allred’s marketing campaign outraised Sen. Ted Cruz’s within the second quarter of 2024, although the Republican senator has amassed a bigger marketing campaign warchest going into the ultimate stretch of the race.
Cruz’s marketing campaign took in $7.9 million from April to June, in line with a submitting submitted Monday, barely greater than he raised throughout the identical quarter throughout his final marketing campaign in 2018.
Allred, a Dallas Democrat, introduced in a report $10.5 million this quarter. He continues to outperform former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who raised $10.4 million in the course of the second quarter of 2018 when he ran towards Cruz. O’Rourke shattered fundraising data in his extremely watched Senate bid, although he ended up dropping by lower than 3 proportion factors.
Cruz’s marketing campaign now has a money benefit, with $12.1 million money available in comparison with Allred’s $10.4 million. The senator additionally has further funds raised in affiliated accounts, together with his joint fundraising committee and management PAC, although a few of that cash was raised on behalf of different candidates.
“We proceed to see rising help for Senator Cruz in each nook of the Lone Star State,” mentioned Cruz spokesperson Nate Maddux in an announcement. “This quarter’s record-breaking fundraising numbers are indicative of Texans’ steadfast support for Senator Cruz, but the job isn’t done yet.”
Allred’s $10.4 million money available is roughly the identical as what he had six months in the past. His marketing campaign has spent aggressively on tv advertisements in Houston, San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley.
“Texans are sending a clear message to Ted Cruz that they are ready to move on from him and his policies that are hurting Texas families, and that they are ready to elect Colin Allred to bring a new generation of leadership to the Senate,” mentioned Allred marketing campaign supervisor Paige Hutchinson in an announcement.
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When is the following election? What dates do I have to know?
Election Day for the final election is November 5, and early voting will run from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1. The deadline to register to vote and/or change your voter registration tackle is Oct. 7. Functions to vote by mail should be obtained by your county of residence – not postmarked – by Oct. 25.
What’s on the poll for the final election?
Along with the president, eligible Texans have the chance to forged their ballots for a lot of Texas officers operating for workplace on the federal, state and native ranges.
This contains representatives within the U.S. and Texas homes and the next elected workplaces:
-1 U.S Senator (Ted Cruz)
– 1 of three Railroad Commissioners
– 15 State Senators
– 7 State Board of Schooling members
– 3 members of the Texas Supreme Courtroom
– 3 members of the Texas Courtroom of Prison Appeals
– 5 Chief Justices and varied justices for Texas Courts of Appeals
– Decrease-level judges and native county workplaces will even seem on the poll:
– Numerous district judges, together with on prison and household courts
– County Courts at Regulation
– Justices of the Peace
– District Attorneys
– County Attorneys
– Sheriffs
– Constables
– Tax Assessor-Collectors
How do I ensure that I’m registered to vote?
You may examine to see in the event you’re registered and confirm your data by the Texas Secretary of State’s web site. You’ll want one of many following three mixtures to log in:
Your Texas driver’s license quantity and date of beginning.
Your first and final names, date of beginning and county you reside in.
Your date of beginning and Voter Distinctive Identifier, which seems in your voter registration certificates.
How do I register to vote if I haven’t?
You may request a postage-paid utility by the mail or discover one at county voter registrars’ workplaces and a few put up workplaces, authorities workplaces, or excessive colleges. It’s also possible to print out the net utility and mail it to the voter registrar in your county.
Functions should be postmarked by the Oct. 7 deadline. Obtain your utility right here.
Moreover, you’ll be able to register to vote by the Texas Division of Public Security whereas renewing your driver’s license. You might be able to register to vote on-line in the event you’re additionally allowed to resume your license on-line. That is the one type of on-line registration within the state.
After you register to vote, you’ll obtain a voter registration certificates inside 30 days. It’ll comprise your voter data, together with the Voter Distinctive Identifier quantity wanted to replace your voter registration on-line. If the certificates has incorrect data, you’ll want to notice corrections and ship it to your native voter registrar as quickly as potential.
The voter registration certificates may also be used as a secondary type of ID while you vote in the event you don’t have one of many seven state-approved picture IDs
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