Bexar County elections boss initially estimated 900,000 voters would participate in the election, or roughly 70% of registered voters
In one of the most tumultuous elections in recent history, Bexar County voters showed up at a much lower rate than they did during the 2020 presidential contest, according to the county elections department. About 59% of the county's nearly 1.3 million registered voters cast ballots this election, down from the 65% turnout rate seen when then-President Donald Trump — now president-elect — lost to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Before early voting kicked off on Oct.
'That's sort of the norm that we're used to.' Problems also popped up after polls closed. Two polling sites, Charles C. Ball Elementary School and Copernicus Community Center, closed without sending their votes to the county, stalling the Election Day results as the county waited to get the keys and retrieve the ballots, Callanen said. Callanen, who will step down Jan.
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