San Antonio voters are selecting a brand new slate of metropolis leaders this 12 months who — for the primary time — may have 4 years to implement their imaginative and prescient for the town earlier than searching for reelection.
Turnout was dismal throughout early voting, however there’s nonetheless another probability to forged a poll within the Might 3 election.
Polls will likely be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, and voters can select from any of those 246 election day voting areas.
San Antonio is selecting a brand new mayor for the primary time in eight years, and 10 Metropolis Council races will likely be on the poll as effectively.
In any of those races, a candidate who takes not less than 50% of the vote will likely be named the winner after the Might 3 election.
The San Antonio Report will likely be monitoring the election outcomes right here as they roll in.
If no candidate reaches the 50% threshold on Might 3, the highest two vote takers will advance to a June 7 runoff — as is predicted within the mayor’s race and a number of other crowded council races.
The Might 3 election additionally options a lot of faculty board races that will likely be determined by a plurality vote — that means the highest voter taker will win outright.
Obtain a replica of your private pattern poll to see which races and poll measures you’ll be requested to weigh in on earlier than heading to the polls.
Make a plan to vote
For the primary time in San Antonio’s historical past, Saturday’s municipal election will coincide with main Fiesta occasions just like the King William Honest and the night Flambeau Parade.
Road closures for the Flambeau Parade begin at 2 p.m., and vital downtown gridlock is predicted effectively earlier than its 7:45 p.m. begin.
“The largest impact will likely be downtown, I don’t anticipate that there will likely be any points round our different vote facilities,” stated Bexar County Elections Administrator Michele Carew.
Polls shut at 7 p.m. and Carew stated she doesn’t anticipate outcomes to be delayed by the festivities.
“Now we have a plan in place on the finish of the evening to get the employees right here to have the ability to flip within the outcomes,” she stated in an interview final week from the Elections Division headquarters on S Frio Road. “That’s our greatest concern, however the sheriff’s division already has a plan to assist.”
