The county will launch a nationwide search to replace Jacque Callanen, who has overseen Bexar County’s elections since 2005.
Can you help us by taking a few minutes to fill out a survey? Your answers will give us critical insight into what you expect from the San Antonio Report. Republican Party Chair Kris Coons and Democratic Party Chair Monica Alcantara embrace Elections Administrator Jacquelyn Callanen after her resignation was announced.
In her nearly two decades, however, Callanen has enjoyed positive relationships with the county’s Republican and Democratic party officials.Nevertheless, last year Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai opened the door to a change of course. Sakai met with Callanen to discuss her plans that month, then convened the county’s five-member Elections Commission, which is responsible for hiring the elections administrator, leading up to Callanen’s Friday afternoon resignation.
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