SAN ANTONIO — Election Day in San Antonio has arrived. There are 302 polling sites across San Antonio that are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m..
Today, the country will decide if Vice President Kamala Harris will be getting a promotion to the top job or if former President Donald Trump will return to the Resolute Desk.
Voters will also have a chance to weigh in on several other national, state and local races on the ballot this year. Here in Texas, polling in a closely-watched race for U.S. Senate shows Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and Congressman Colin Allred (D) in a tight race. In Bexar County, Republican Nathan Buchanan is challenging longtime Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, for the county's top law enforcement job.
Follow the KENS 5 live updates below:
3:00 p.m. Things going smooth since tech issues this morning
Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen gave an update on how things are going with four hours until the polls close.
Callanen says that more than 92,000 people have voted on Election Day so far. That's about 12,000 an hour. She says that 54.2 percent of Bexar County voters have voted.
She says the biggest confusion have been voters who have recently moved from other counties that have not changed their addresses. Those people who fall under that category can only vote on a "limited ballot" during early voting. About 1,600 people filled out limited ballots during the early voting period. Some people have driven back to their registered counties to exercise their right to vote.
See her full remarks here:
2:15 p.m. Nearly 85,000 have voted so far
The Bexar County Elections Department said in a social media post that 84,790 people had voted in person as of 2 p.m. That brings the total in person votes including early voting to 659,418.
1:30 p.m. Texas withdraws request
Texas has withdrawn its request to have a federal judge block the U.S. Justice Department from monitoring the state’s election.
The move follows an agreement reached late Monday between the federal agency and the Texas attorney general’s office. The DOJ agreed their monitors in eight Texas counties will remain outside and at least 100 feet away from polling and central count locations. It also agreed to refrain from interfering with any voters attempting to cast ballots, following its usual practice.
12:30 p.m. Results at 7 p.m.?
Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen says final results will not be available right at 7 p.m. She explained where the ballots go after the poll sites close.
"I'm sorry to say I don't think we will have results at seven o'clock," Callanen said in her mid-day update. "I think they will still be voting, I think the numbers will still go up. When the poll sites close, every site is assigned to one of five places. We have what is called 'regional sending sites.' So instead of all going to one place, we have regional sites around the country,"
11:20 a.m. No lines at northeast-side polling location
KENS 5 received a phone call from a poll worker at the Morgan's Wonderland voting location at 5222 David Edwards Drive. It is a new location this year and the poll worker said there is currently no line or wait time.
11 a.m. Some tech issues this morning
Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen gave an update on how things are going at the polls. She said voter turnout has exceeded 50 percent of the registered voters in the county. That includes early voting, the Election Day voters so far, and mail in ballots that have been processed.
Callanen also said they have had some tech issues this morning, but that there are teams of technicians deployed all over the city to respond quickly to resolve any issues.
See her full remarks below:
9:30 a.m. Lines forming, no phones
Lines are forming at several polling locations in Bexar County. Elections officials are reminding everyone that they cannot wear anything related to political campaigns within 100 feet of the polling locations. You also cannot use your phone within 100 feet and you must have a hard copy of your ID rather than a screenshot on your phone.
7 a.m. Polls now open
Polls open across the San Antonio area. There are 302 voting sites across San Antonio and more than 2,500 voting machines, according to the Bexar County elections administrator.