Retail politics have helped Courage survive tough races, but Proposition A is turning out voters who know little about the council race.
Jarrett Lipman, a candidate challenging District 9 Councilman John Courage, waves to traffic Saturday outside Encino Branch Library.City elections are underway in San Antonio and we’re keeping you up-to-date with comprehensive coverage ofPlease support our reporting with a donation to help ensure all San Antonio voters are informed at the ballot box.
Nowhere is that dynamic more pronounced that District 9, where Councilman John Courage is seeking a fourth and final term in the only“The vote no campaign has bolstered Republican voting while at the same time hampering Democratic base support,” said San Antonio political strategist Bert Santibañez. The proposed charter amendment, labeled by supporters as the “Justice Charter,” also aims to limit no-knock warrants, ban police chokeholds, expand San Antonio’s cite-and-release policy for low-level, nonviolent crimes and establish a “justice director” at City Hall.
District 9 accounted for 22% of the city’s total voters. The next closest was District 10, with 14% of the vote.Courtesy of Flagship Campaigns said in an interview outside Brookhollow Library, where he was greeting voters Saturday morning., totaling 3,780 votes in the first four days, compared with 2,604 at the second-highest location, Semmes Branch Library in District 10.
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