SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County polls are closed in the 2024 general election.
Tuesday marks Election Day when more than 300 vote centers were open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Bexar County.
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Beyond the presidential race at the top of the ballot, voters had dozens of Senate, state, county, judicial, school bond, and city charter elections to consider.
Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen will hold a series of updates on Tuesday, and the briefings will be livestreamed in this article. They will be available at the following times:
11 a.m. (VIDEO ON DEMAND BELOW)
- There are an average of 12,000 voters an hour, with almost 47,000 votes as of 11 a.m., Callanen said.
- Most of the top early voting sites have retained their spots after polls opened on Election Day. The Brookhollow Library, Encino Library and Northwest Vista College are leading.
- Power outages from overnight storms caused four voting sites at four area schools to experience delays, but Callanen said the issues had since been fixed.
3 p.m. (VIDEO ON DEMAND BELOW)
- Bexar County is still averaging 12,000 voters an hour, with 92,606 votes as of 3 p.m. — a 54.% turnout, Callanen said.
- The elections administrator says the county expects about 48,000 more voters throughout Election Day. “We’ve had a couple dustups because (people) had to wait in line,” Callanen said.
- Callanen said 1,571 people from other counties who moved to Bexar County but didn’t change their address were able to submit their ballots during early voting. This is only available during that period and not on Election Day.
- She said if the voting machines happen to lose power, there are protocols in place to allow people to submit their ballots, but it may take a little more time. “Please understand, we are not losing any voters’ information,” Callanen said.
5 p.m. (VIDEO ON DEMAND BELOW)
- With less than two hours left in the election, Bexar County currently has 116,849 votes as of 5 p.m. — a 56.1% turnout, Callanen said.
- Even though the polls are set to close at 7 p.m., the elections administrator said the polls will not close until the last person in line casts their vote. “We will not have the polls closed at 7 the last person in line, that the judges or the officials mark will be the last person,” Callanen said. “Some of those lines may take an hour, some may take a little longer.”
- She said the mail and early voting ballots results will be released a little after 7 p.m., Callanen said.
7:15 p.m. (VIDEO ON DEMAND BELOW)
NEXT TIMES FOR UPDATES
- 9:30 p.m.
Delays are possible; if there is not a livestream available at the times listed above, please check back at a later time. You can also view all other election-related livestreams on KSAT.com and KSAT Plus.
After 12 days of early voting, Bexar County voters cast more than 603,000 ballots by mail or in-person — a turnout of nearly 46.6% by the end of Friday, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s Office. Polls will be open on Election Day Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Nearly 1.3 million Bexar County residents are registered to vote in the election.
During a news conference on Monday, Callanen told reporters that the early vote totals should be released shortly after polls close Tuesday. The elections department will update the Election Day results in roughly 10% increments.
While Callanen said her staff tries to get the final report done on the same day, she expects it will be past midnight before they finish tallying all the votes.
Election Day reminders
- WHERE TO VOTE: Bexar County voters may vote at any of the 302 polling locations open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You do NOT have to vote at the location nearest to you.
- VOTER ID: Voters are generally required to show a form of government-issued photo ID to vote, such as a Texas Driver’s License or U.S. passport.
- You must have the actual ID with you; a picture on your phone won’t work.
- The ID may be expired by up to four years for voters ages 18-69. Voters 70 years and older may have their ID expired by any amount of time so long as it’s otherwise valid.
- If you don’t have one of the required forms of ID, you may be able to still cast a ballot if you bring a supporting form of ID, like a utility bill or your voter registration certificate, and fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration.
- If you have one of the required IDs but forgot to bring it to the polls, you may cast a provisional ballot. Your vote will count if you present an acceptable form of photo ID within six days.
- More info on the Texas Secretary of State’s Office.
- NO PHONES: You aren’t allowed to have your phone out within 100 feet of the polling location. If you want to make your selections ahead of time and have them on hand to refer to while voting, either write a note or print off and fill out a sample ballot.
- NO POLITICAL ATTIRE: Political signs, clothing, buttons, hats, or other attire aren’t allowed at any polling location. If you try to wear it inside, you will be asked to take it off or cover it up.