For Perfecto and Rosa Rodriguez of Cisco, voting in the Nov. 7 general election is not an opportunity but an obligation. This will be the first time the Rodriguezes will be able to vote. They became U.S. citizens last year, and last week, they registered to vote.
Today is the deadline to register and be eligible to vote in the upcoming general election.
For the Rodriguezes, casting ballots on Nov. 7 will make their citizenship official. It will allow them to join millions of their fellow citizens in choosing the next president. It is an obligation of citizenship to vote, Rosa said through an interpreter. The presidential race has spurred their interest in voting. Local races, at least for now, haven't caught their attention.