Bexar County Elections

Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen told county commissioners that she will likely come before them later this presidential election year to ask for increased security for election-related sites and election workers.

Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen said there will not be 388 election day sites like those sought in a lawsuit filed this week by the Texas Civil Rights Project.

Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen held a news conference on Wednesday to remind voters Oct. 11 is the last day to register for the Nov. 8 election.

About one in five mail ballots for the March Primary were being rejected by the elections office under rigorous new standards set by the Texas Legislature under SB1, the state’s new controversial voting law. However, as of the day before the May primary runoff election, the rejection rate has dropped to less than 1% according to the Bexar County Elections Administrator.

Recent, heavy voter turnout trends weren’t repeated in Saturday’s San Antonio City Council Runoff Election. Bexar County Election Supervisor Jacque Callanan said it’s been quiet all day.

Almost 46,000 voters cast their decisions on Saturday, according to the Elections Department director. Absentee and early votes exceeded 115,000.

A Bexar County district judge has ruled the Bexar County Elections Department must open additional Election Day polling sites.

"The Source" is hosting issues-based forums ahead of the 2020 election with individuals running for national, state and local offices. On Thursday, Christine Hortick (D) and Trish DeBerry (R) discuss policies, platforms and goals for Bexar County's Precinct 3.

The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to affect residents' day-to-day life for the foreseeable future, as well as bigger events — like the 2020…

There was a lot at stake on Super Tuesday in 2020, with a hotly contested Democratic presidential primary and several high-profile statewide and local…