City Council debates if moving election date from May to November could boost voter turnout, save money
SAN ANTONIO – On Wednesday, the San Antonio City Council debated whether to move its city council elections from May to November in odd-numbered years.
The charge to move the election date is being led by Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, who learned about the possibility after reading in November about Dallas adjusting its election cycle. Jones said making a similar change could save San Antonio roughly $1 million and help drive higher voter turnout.
With Dallas and Houston now holding elections in November of odd-numbered years and Austin holding them in November of even-numbered years, Jones said San Antonio is the last big city in Texas to hold its elections in May.
She is supported by a number of local groups and her predecessor, Ron Nirenberg, but it’s not yet clear where the majority of the city council stand on the idea.
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