Vote early in the General Election at the UTSA Main Campus
Registered Bexar County voters can cast ballots at UTSA April 24-May 2.
(April 17, 2017) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a designated early voting site for the May 6 Bexar County General Election. Any registered Bexar County voter may cast a ballot at UTSA April 24 to April 27, April 29, May 1 and May 2 in the H-E-B University Center Bexar Room (HUC 1.102) on the Main Campus.
The election will decide the next San Antonio mayor, district representatives to city council and the 2017 Bond Program. UTSA is requesting an investment of $10 million from the 2017 City Bond Initiative to support the development of a $35 million multi-purpose team facility. UTSA Athletics as well as visiting soccer and track and field competitors will benefit from locker rooms, meeting rooms, a weight and conditioning room, and medical training areas.
This semester, the UTSA Center for Civic Engagement has formally partnered with RepresentSA, a city-wide collaborative with more than 12 organizations and business working together to double the voter turnout in this election. In the last municipal race, just 12 percent of Bexar County voters participated, the highest it has been since the 2009 election.
Although the numbers are slowly increasing, 12 percent is still an incredibly low turnout for the 7th largest city in the U.S," said Brian Halderman, director of the UTSA Center for Civic Engagement. "We lag well behind the national average of 20 percent turnout for local elections in a spring election cycle. Thanks to our students' efforts to register large numbers of voters on campus this academic year, our campus community has an opportunity to improve voter turnout for this election."
The Center for Civic Engagement has launched a user-friendly Voter Engagement page to aid UTSA students, faculty and staff through this election phase.
UTSA officials also encourage area residents and those employed at Valero, NuStar, and other local businesses, to use this convenient early voting location. Marked reserved parking will be available for voters on the south side of the H-E-B University Center.
Early voting times at UTSA:
Monday, April 24 – Thursday, April 27
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 29
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday, May 1 – Tuesday, May 2
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voters will be asked to present an approved form of photo or secondary identification to vote. On Election Day, May 6, voters must vote at their designated precinct locations. Additional cities in the county are also holding elections. See a sample ballot for more details.
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Events
This event will acknowledge graduating seniors from the McNair Scholars program at UTSA before inducting the new cohort of scholars into the program.
North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140), Main CampusAt this memorable celebration, UTSA graduates will be introduced one-by-one to cross the stage and accept their doctoral degrees.
Arts Building Recital Hall, Main CampusRoadrunner Walk is an event for graduating students to have a memorable walk on campus to celebrate an important milestone and their achievements. Graduates will walk along the Paseo while being celebrated by the UTSA community, friends, and family members.
Student Union Paseo, Main CampusCelebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.Celebrate the accomplishments of Alvarez College of Business, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.
