{"id":117614,"date":"2024-10-23T23:44:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117614"},"modified":"2024-10-23T23:44:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:44:50","slug":"first-day-of-bexar-county-early-voting-shattered-turnout-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117614","title":{"rendered":"First day of Bexar County early voting &#8216;shattered&#8217; turnout record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 175px; border: none; display: none\" data-org=\"7de3f7f22bc2e75fe17b999694f57692.e6977d\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" allowtransparency=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"ad-auris-iframe\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Early voting turnout in Bexar County so far has \u201cshattered previous records,\u201d according to the Elections Administrator Jacquelyn Callanen \u2014 roughly 41% more in-person votes cast Monday than on the first day of the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Voters cast a total of 46,820 in-person ballots during an 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. window on the first day of early voting in a county of roughly 1.3 million registered voters.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, turnout was even higher, with 48,067 votes cast.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n<aside id=\"bs_zones-4\" class=\"widget-odd widget-last widget-first widget-1 bs_zones clearfix\"\/><\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to break previous records regarding voter turnout at Bexar County Elections polls,\u201d Callanen said in a statement Tuesday morning. \u201cThis morning, we had 6,000-plus [voters] in the first hour open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The elections department already had reason to suspect local voters were fired up about the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, as <a href=\"https:\/\/sanantonioreport.org\/bexar-county-voter-registration-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voter registration numbers<\/a> soared close to deadline earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Year <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Early votes cast on first day<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024<\/td>\n<td>46,820<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020<\/td>\n<td>33,101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>35,431<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Bexar County Elections Administration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Callanen said the \u201cdisconnect\u201d has long been getting all of those registered voters to the polls, but early numbers this year indicate voters this year are eager to cast their ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Long lines have been wrapping around many of the county\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bexar.org\/DocumentCenter\/View\/4572\/Early-Voting-Locations-and-Hours-PDF?bidId=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">51 early polling locations<\/a> \u2014 all of which are open to any Bexar County voter, regardless of where you live.<\/p>\n<p>A voting center Northwest Vista College topped the turnout list with 1,999 votes cast there on Monday. Encino Library, Brookhollow Library and Cody Library also had some of the highest traffic in the first day.<\/p>\n<p>But not all of the polling places were busy Monday, Callanen noted, so voters who want to avoid the lines can review the <a href=\"https:\/\/earlyvotecounts.bexar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">turnout numbers<\/a> and choose a location accordingly.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n<aside id=\"bs_zones-5\" class=\"widget-odd widget-last widget-first widget-1 bs_zones clearfix\"\/><\/aside>\n<p>A location near Woodlawn Lake, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sa.gov\/Directory\/Departments\/Parks\/Parks-Facilities\/Buildings-Centers\/Frank-Garrett-Multi-Service-Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frank Garrett Multi-Service Center<\/a>, saw just 219 voters. <\/p>\n<p>Other low-turnout locations on the first day include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Macedonia+Baptist+Church\/@29.4141247,-98.6555248,12z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x865c5bf758181685:0x34d88432ac160767!8m2!3d29.4141201!4d-98.5850954!16s%2Fg%2F1tdmkxgz?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Macedonia Baptist Church<\/a> on the far West Side, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Southside+ISD+Administration+Building\/@29.2368236,-98.4753942,17z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x865cff4d613e615f:0xacf52f2f62c8110c!8m2!3d29.240507!4d-98.4728003!16s%2Fg%2F1tg79ghg?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southside ISD administration building<\/a> on the far Southside, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/SAINT+HEDWIG+CITY+HALL\/@29.4246017,-98.22847,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x865ce937994da921:0x888b007a30e6d483!8m2!3d29.4245971!4d-98.2258951!16s%2Fg%2F11mvmx3w4b?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saint Hedwig City Hall<\/a> on the far East Side. <\/p>\n<p>Most locations are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. this week, with shorter hours on the weekend and longer hours starting next week.<\/p>\n<p>The early voting period will close on Friday, Nov. 1. <\/p>\n<p>A map of the locations can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bexar.org\/2237\/Early-Vote-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, but be sure to check the hours of operation of the individual location\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bexar.org\/DocumentCenter\/View\/4572\/Early-Voting-Locations-and-Hours-PDF?bidId=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0before you head out to vote.<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"pmdelayedscript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" data-no-optimize=\"1\" data-no-defer=\"1\" data-no-minify=\"1\">\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n\t\t{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n\t\tif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n\t\tn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '291084294724606');\n\t\tfbq('track', 'PageView', {\"page_title\":\"Bexar County voters are blowing 2020 turnout out of the water in first days of early voting\",\"user_role\":\"guest\",\"event_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sanantonioreport.org\\\/early-voting-bexar-county-turnout-first-day\",\"post_type\":\"post\",\"post_id\":5386157});\n\t\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sanantonioreport.org\/early-voting-bexar-county-turnout-first-day\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early voting turnout in Bexar County so far has \u201cshattered previous records,\u201d according to the Elections Administrator Jacquelyn Callanen \u2014 roughly 41% more in-person votes cast Monday than on the &hellip; 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