The Texas Organizing Project. which sued Bexar County to increase the number of polling locations, agreed to 302, the same number used in the 2020 election.
The Bexar County Elections office has been tasked with opening 44 more polling sites than it originally planned following an agreement with the Texas Organizing Project.Bexar County Commissioners called a special meeting Tuesday to approve a final list of Election Day voting locations, following a court order asking them to increase the number of polling locations for the Nov. 8 midterm election.the county to increase the number of polling locations to 388 for the Nov.
Despite repeated complaints from commissioners in recent months, county election officials originallythe number of polling locations to 258 for the 2022 midterm, citing issues with staffing and low participation at some of the less-used locations. Local Republican officials, meanwhile, are also seeking to reassure their supporters that they have nothing to fear about the fairness and security of the upcoming election.
Republican county judge hopeful Trish DeBerry said she had full trust in Callanen and the elections department, but when she mentioned Callanen’s plans to retire before the next presidential election, the crowd cheered. “It’s not because of fear of fraud in the election… It’s about having the qualified staff to run the polling stations,” said McManus. “We don’t have the people to staff those locations.”
The list does not include a voting location at the county jail, as voting rights advocates and some of the commissioners. Many inmates are eligible to vote but don’t have access because they are detained after the deadline to request a mail-in ballot.
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