Turnout is down 9 percent among San Antonio voters compared to May 2021, when the mayor, council and another policing proposition were on the ballot.
Ananda Tomas, Executive Director for ACT 4 SA, speaks at a rally held at City Hall to dispel misinformation about Prop A ahead of Election Day May 6.Fervor around Prop A, a wide-ranging criminal justice measure, didn’t lead to record early voter turnout in San Antonio’s May 6 municipal election.
But only San Antonio voters can decide Proposition A, which would amend the city charter to decriminalize abortion and low-level marijuana possession, ban police chokeholds and no-knock warrants and create a “justice director” at City Hall.
Districts 9 and 10, which are on the North Side and lean conservative, have seen the highest turnout of the city’s 10 council districts and made up a third of the early vote in the municipal election.Prop A supporters denounce fear-mongering
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