A cold front is expected to blow into South Texas by Monday night, bringing some rain to the region and dropping daytime highs for the week into the 70s.
Tuesday morning — Election Day — may start off cloudy but the sun should break through by midday. Voting hours on Tuesday are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Some of the hundreds of Election Day sites across Bexar County offer more shade than others, so it may be a good idea to bring an umbrella for sun protection.
Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen expects 275,000 votes to be cast on Election Day — more than three times the 2020 number.
She added on Saturday that 605,000 people in Bexar County voted early or by mail — less than the 690,000 votes cast early in 2020. Across Texas, more than 8.9 million voters — about 48% — have cast a ballot so far.
Voters can ride free on Tuesday when they present a valid voter registration card to the operator of regular bus service, VIA Link, or VIAtrans paratransit service. Also, Uber will also offer 50% off rides to polls. The Uber App will have a “Go Vote” button on the home screen.
Voters who live inside San Antonio city limits can speed up their voting time by studying six city charter amendments in advance with TPR's Voters Guide.
Some school districts have chosen to give students the day off on Election Day and are considered closed. Closed school districts include East Central, Harlandale, Northeast, Northside, Judson, and Southwest. Idea Public Schools will also be closed on Tuesday.
Also, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson recently informed the Justice Department that federal inspectors will not be allowed where ballots are counted or inside any polling places. When the U.S. Supreme Court gutted portions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Justice Department was forced to ask for permission to monitor polling places. Nelson said state monitors will be used instead at the eight Texas counties the DOJ requested to monitor.
