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UpdateTexasFriday, October 16, 2026

Bexar County official addressed voter concerns ahead of early voting

Reporting by
KSAT
“Bexar Co. election official addresses suspense list, DPS backlogs, ICE presence ahead of early voting”, Friday, October 16, 2026
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What happened

Bexar County Elections Administrator Michele Carew held a news conference on October 16 to address voter concerns ahead of early voting. Carew spoke to questions about a suspense list of roughly 159,000 flagged Bexar County voters first reported in late September, as well as DPS processing backlogs and ICE presence in the county. Early voting runs October 19 through October 31.1

Carew said anticipation around this year's midterm election is comparable to a presidential election.1

159,000
flagged Bexar County voters on suspense list1

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Texas · Oct 28
Texas early voting sees high turnout, long waits and machine complaints
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Sources

  1. KSAT, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiyAFBVV95cUxOd3E3M1RDNUl6Zlk2OWpVMklKMFhUak5PWUpHckJPUUFkZVBQRUVrMnN5VktlY3MxdGZxRGlJZ1FURnRrdERja05PYWtTVmlPdldrREVsMEtGYmRTTnhrVVZHbkRfbndOaG1vY1hOT0ZVdkc1MzNDY0NnWUplS1dBZ1BoNnloTU93SGNqWWJlbjl0b3JQVW5HNEk0R1VlcUR4Mm1ZdVVFcmhjYzNYOFV5djhxMnJIVFRIZGxIZE1LUjdzNUZ6ZkROVA?oc=5 · Friday, October 16, 2026

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