A large backlog of new voter registration applications still haven’t been processed ahead of the Nov. 4 election — blowing through Bexar County leaders’ goal of having them mostly done by the end of last week.
Elections Administrator Michele Carew said Tuesday even after transitioning to a new state-run voter registration system, there was a two-and-a-half day delay getting up to speed.
“We’re literally working around the clock right now to ensure that that does take place,” Carew said. “We know that we still have [more applications] to work on, but we’re still very optimistic that we’re going to have it done in time.”
The voter registration deadline for this November’s election was Monday, Oct. 6.
Carew said the county has until the start of early voting, on Oct. 20, to get the re