OK, Ryan, thank you. Of course.
Today is Election Day for
the city of San Antonio. The
office of mayor is on the ballot
along with controversial Prop A
and also City Council members.
That's right. Now we've got you covered
with team coverage of this elec.
We have Ken's 5 reporters, Troy
Klass and Sarah Duran on standb.
Yeah, we begin our team
coverage with Proposition A,
the measure which supports call supporters,
rather call the Justice Charter
would decriminalize abortion,
low level marijuana possession
and codify. And release?
Yeah. However, opponents argue that the
changes would make San Antonio less safe.
Ken's 5 reporter Troy Class jois
live in The Newsroom to breakdon
both sides of the argument.
Yeah, well, Alicia,
the Police Reform Group Act for Essay
fought to get this measure on the ballot.
But the San Antonio Police Offis
Association has raised nearly $2,000,000.
You know, for ads to ask people
to vote against this measure.
So like you said,
it would decriminalize low
levels of marijuana and abortio.
But the measure would also ban o
knock warrants and chokeholds by
police and codify the city's aly
existing site and release polic.
Now it would also.
Require police officers to issue
citations for lowlevel crimes. .
Those include lowlevel drug possession,
theft of property less than $75,
theft of service for less than ,
and graffiti with damage less than $2500.
It would also require the city o
create a justice director posit.
I spoke with UTSA Political Scie
Chair John Taylor about the figt
on how this is played out so fa.
Drumming home that same message that Prop
A is going to be bad for San Antonio,
that it's going to be we're goig
to become a crime ridden city.
The pro Prop A. People are makig
the argument this is about just.
This is about trying to
make San Antonio better.
They don't have as much money they do have.
They do have grassroots efforts.
Now, the City attorney has told
us that many of the measures in
Prop A are not enforceable becae
they're superseded by state law.
But again, this won't be the ony
contentious election here in San Antonio.
All San Antonio City Council ses
are up for grabs, and of the eit
incumbents up for reelection,
4 are seeking a second straight
term in office as well.
But there are some council membs
that are facing multiple candids
for the particular seat Kent's ,
Sarah Durant.
Joins us in the studio to talk
about the City Council races no.
Sarah, which district has the
most competitors in it right no?
Hi Troy. That's going to be District 2.
City Councilman Jalen Mickey
Rodriguez faces nine other candidates
in his bid for reelection.
Another race with a packed fiels
District 10, where the seat is g
vacated by Clayton Perry in February.
Councilman Perry made the decisn
after he was charged with a DWI.
After being briefly suspended fm
council assignments last fall,
Councilman Mario Bravo hopes to
secure a second term tonight.
The District 1 Councilman faces
six other candidates in that ra.
Now, As for the other council r,
we are closely watching all of them tonight.
According to Elections administrator Jackie
Callanan, turnout has been low today,
but more than 106 thousand peope
have cast their ballots rather
during early voting.
Now polls are open and they're
open until 7:00 o'clock tonight.
If you have not cast your ballot yet,
there is time and more than 200 voting
locations to choose from live in the studio.
Sarah Duran Ken's 5.
All right, clock
is ticking a little less than two hours,
thank you, Sarah.
And Election Day in San Antonio
has gone relatively smooth so f,
with only a few voting locations
having some issues.
Voters did report delays at the Collins
Garden polling location in Brend
Middle School location as offics
had to troubleshoot technical issues.
Both of those issues were
fixed within an hour,
according to Voters Bear County
Elections Administrator Jackie Callen,
and said that the county is
running 251 voting sites today,
so early technical issues are
always possible at a few sites.
Candidates say that some sites
were quite busy this morning,
got back from the Las Palmas
library polling site, and
that one is really packed.
The county elections departments
turn out is still slightly lower than
expected compared to the last election.