Bexar County rushes to clear more than 52,000 voter registrations ahead of election

SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County elections officials are working urgently to clear a backlog of more than 52,000 voter registration applications, just weeks before a major election that includes 17 proposed state constitutional amendments and a local venue tax measure.

The backlog has left tens of thousands of applications in limbo since July, when county officials said it was forced to pause processing.

"We just started today working through the backlog," said Michele Carew, the Bexar County elections administrator, on Monday. "Each one of those applications can take from seconds to minutes."

The county brought on eight temporary workers to help tackle the large volume of applications. Carew said there were a couple of reasons for the backlog.


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