What’s happening?
For Schertz voters, five candidates have applied for the City Council, Place 4 seat: Benjamin Guerrero, Tyrone Taylor, Timothy Dusek, Heather Stamper and Paula Del Toro.
Cibolo voters will be determining the council member for newly created at-large District 6, which is a runoff race between the top two vote-getters Nov. 5, Donetta Roberts and Charles Ruppert.
Early voting began on Dec. 2 and will end on Dec. 10. Since the two races were held in a special election, the only polling locations available were Cibolo Fire Station No. 2 and the Schertz Community Center Conference Room.
Breaking it down
According to the 2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimates conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, Cibolo has nearly 23,000 residents that are eligible to vote if they are registered.
Since the City Council seat is an at-large seat, any Cibolo registered voter can cast a vote for their preferred candidate.
Having 189 total votes after the first week of early voting indicates that less than 1% of the voting age population in Cibolo has cast a ballot in the special election.
Schertz has a voting age population of around 31,000, according to the 2022 survey data. Using this data, a little over 1% of the voting age population has cast a ballot in the City Council race.
What’s next?
Election Day will be held Dec. 14 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Schertz voters can cast a ballot at the Schertz Community Center, located at 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz. Cibolo voters can cast a ballot at Cibolo Fire Station No. 2, 3864 Cibolo Valley Drive, Cibolo.
Additional election information can be found on the Guadalupe County website.
