Civic leaders are pushing for more young people to go out to the polls and cast their votes this November. KSAT's Allysa Cole visited a Northside ISD high school to find out how they're doing it.
– In two months, Texans will head to the polls to cast their ballots for the 2022 midterm elections during the early voting period and on Election Day, Nov. 8.
Before voting centers open in Bexar County, school district staff members in the area will be working on registering as many new eligible senior high school students as possible by the registration deadline Oct. 11. KSAT 12 met with one of Northside ISD’s Holmes High School volunteer deputy registrars, math teacher James Hamric, to learn how the staff plans to prepare students for election day.
“I’m planning on setting up some tables in the cafeteria during all of our lunches and getting some announcements [out],” Hamric said., all high school principals are automatically volunteer deputy registrars. Holmes High School Principal Cynthia Barrera said Hamric stepped up during the spring 2022 semester to assist in impactful registration efforts.
The list is based on the 2022 calendar year up to Sept. 8. Thirteen of the schools listed are located within San Antonio city limits: