An award winning daily internet news service of Klipsan Press , publishers of reference works on electoral history and politics . The 28th Congressional District is comprised of Atascosa, Duval, Frio, Jim Hogg, LaSalle, McMullen, Starr, Wilson, and Zapata counties and parts of Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe and Jim Wells counties. At stake are 147 seats in the national assembly.
Voting takes place in two rounds on a simple majority basis.
The second round is scheduled for 27 April. Reuters on 12 April reported that the landlocked West African nation's two main opposition groups, in a joint communique published on Thursday, denounced delays in issuing voter cards and displaying electoral lists, saying such problems could threaten stability. Voters here are at the polls today to elect local and municipal officials and the upper house of parliament. Associated Press on 12 April reported that more than 3.6 million people are eligible to vote. Thousands of opposition party members and citizens also will serve as observers.