Southwest ISD drops controversial voting rule ahead of May school board races
Southwest ISD is moving away from a controversial voting rule which has long forced voters to cast school board ballots in one location, and municipal and countywide ballots in another.
“SWISD voters will be able to go to any early vote or election day site for this election,” said Jorge Fernandez, a technical support manager for the Bexar County Elections Department.
District spokesperson Jennifer Collier also confirmed the elections change, noting that it was not a board or policy decision, but a staff decision to change the district’s contract with the Bexar County Elections Department.
“After meeting with the Bexar County Elections Office recently, we reached a mutual decision to conduct our elections through the countywide election process,” Collier said in a statement.
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