Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen instructed reporters on Wednesday that 58.7% of 759,000 registered voters turned out within the 2024 basic election.
Of these, 150,000 individuals voted on Election Day.
“We had related numbers, however as a result of our registration has grown a lot [since 2020], our precise proportion dropped,” she stated.
Callenen stated the aftermath of Election Day included ready for army and provisional ballots coming in by mail for elections officers to course of. Additionally they should undergo write-in ballots for 3 races, so it might be no less than one other week of getting by means of these.
There have been no reported points or threats in getting vote totals, Callenen stated, however there have been “glitches” at two colleges that delayed outcomes.
Election officers at Ball Elementary and the Copernicus Middle on the town’s southeast aspect didn’t observe closing procedures, she stated.
It slowed down the timing of outcomes as a result of the elections workplace needed to contact the Bexar County Sheriff’s Workplace, in addition to the college’s police division, to arrange the gear once more and harvest the votes, then observe officers again to the elections division on South Frio Avenue.
There have been no shut races, so mail-in ballots received’t change something, she stated. Elections officers are uncertain what number of extra mail-in ballots are anticipated to come back in — it might be 1,000, or 300 extra.
Callenen confirmed the 2024 election was her final as elections administrator and stated she wasn’t conscious of the method to exchange her. As of final week, she stated the nationwide seek for a brand new elections administrator hadn’t began.
“Yesterday was a giant, massive day. A giant, profitable day, [and] a day we’ll at all times be pleased with,” she stated.
