Nearly 130 voting locations must be added throughout Bexar County in a matter of weeks.
– This week, Judge Martha Tanner ordered Bexar County to add a total of 129 voting locations in a matter of weeks ahead of the election in November.The judge’s decision came after awas filed last week by the Texas Civil Rights Project, or TCRP. The nonprofit represents the plaintiff, Texas Organizing Project, or TOP.
During the Bexar County Commissioners Court on Sept. 6, Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen presented the information. Bexar County implemented countywide polling in 2019, which means voters can cast their ballot at any polling location. Under countywide polling, the Texas Election Code requires counties to operate 50% as many polling places as election precincts.
KSAT 12 reached out to the Elections Department and county officials for an interview. However, both declined.
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