By Edmond Ortiz
Voters casting a ballot on Nov. 4 will help to determine the fate of mayoral races and 9 City Council contests in four Northeast Side cities, while three elections in one Northeast Side school district will be finally decided.
What you should know
The Nov. 4 elections will include mayoral and council contests in Converse, Cibolo, Schertz and Windcrest, and school board races in the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District.
Schertz voters in Bexar County will also weigh in on a proposed annexation of a number of properties that currently sit within Schertz’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Additionally, voters in this election cycle are considering proposed amendments to the state constitution, and in Bexar County, voters are mulling funding proposals for a potential new San Antonio Spurs arena at Hemisfair, and for a proposed year-round rodeo and stock show district on the East Side.
Approximately, 143,499 registered Bexar County voters took part in early voting between Oct. 20 and Oct. 31, representing 11% of the county’s voter roll.
Guadalupe County recorded 11,338 voters taking advantage of early voting, representing 10% of the county’s voter roll.
What’s next
Election Day voting will be available from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the following Bexar County polling sites and Guadalupe County locations.
VIA Metropolitan Transit is offering fare-free service on Election Day to anyone wishing to cast a ballot at a polling place.
According to a press release, the free fares are available for regular bus service, VIA Link and VIAtrans paratransit service throughout the VIA service area.
All a customer must do is present a valid Bexar County voter registration card to the VIA operator upon boarding in order to get a free fare.
VIA officials said the aim here is to foster civic engagement and participation among VIA customers, and to provide transportation for voters who may not otherwise be able to reach and leave their polling locations.
