Black History

Name: 15th Amendment Ratified (1870): Granted Black Male the Right to Vote
Start: 2026-02-03T00:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-03T23:59:59-06:00

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						1 event 1 1 event, 1 2026-02-01 Start of Black History Month (US, February) Start of Black History Month (US, February) February 1 Start of Black History Month (US, February) Black History Month is celebrated in the United States and Canada each February. Black History Month traces its origins to Negro History Week which was first created in 1926 with the week chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (February 12th) and Frederick Douglass (February 14th). An annual monthlong celebration of black history … Continue reading
0 events 2 0 events, 2	1 event 3 1 event, 3 2026-02-03 15th Amendment Ratified (1870): Granted Black Male the Right to Vote 15th Amendment Ratified (1870): Granted Black Male the Right to Vote February 3 15th Amendment Ratified (1870): Granted Black Male the Right to Vote #OnThisDay in 1870, the 15th Amendment, which granted black men the right to vote, was ratified. Unfortunately, Southern states continued to disenfranchise black voters through the use of poll taxes, literacy tests, threats of physical harm, etc. Therefore, the promise of the 15th Amendment was not fully realized until the passage of the Voting Rights … Continue reading	0 events 4 0 events, 4	0 events 5 0 events, 5	0 events 6 0 events, 6	0 events 7 0 events, 7	0 events 8 0 events, 8
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2024 Important Election Dates

Monday, February 5, 2024 : Deadline to register to vote for Primary Election.

Feb. 20-March.1, 2024 : Early Voting period (Nueces County Elections website will have list of Early Voting locations and Election Day Vote Centers posted in about a week, according to the County Clerk’s office.)

Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 : Deadline for eligible Nueces County residents to request a mail-in ballot (must be received by the county by this date)

Tuesday, March 5, 2024: Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail. Tuesday, March 5, 2024 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, March 6, 2024 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)

Please contact the Elections Division of the Office of the Texas Secretary of State at 1-800-252-VOTE (8683) for additional information.

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Start of Black History Month (US, February)

15th Amendment Ratified (1870): Granted Black Male the Right to Vote