Posted By Abe Asher on Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 10:32 AM click to enlarge James Dobbins Protesters march by a San Antonio police officer at a demonstration last year. Police accountability activists have asked the FBI to probe the continuous and systemic harassment of volunteers who worked on the petition drive that landed Proposition B on San Antonio s May 1 citywide ballot. That ballot measure hotly opposed by the San Antonio Police Officers Association (SAPOA) would strip SAPD officers of their ability to collectively bargain for new labor contracts. Supporters of the proposition say it s needed to rein in the union s protection of bad cops.
Posted By Abe Asher on Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 12:01 PM click to enlarge Courtesy of Fix SAPD Opponents of Fix SAPD s petition drive hold up signs at a polling site where volunteers collected signatures last fall. On October 20, a San Antonio activist who goes by the name Justice the Musician arrived at Cody Library to collect signatures from early voters for a petition to repeal the part of the Texas Government Code that gives police officers the right to collectively bargain. Justice was working on behalf of advocacy group Fix SAPD, which sees the police union’s collective bargaining power as a primary obstacle to law enforcement reform in the city.
Mayoral election in San Antonio, Texas (2021)
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The city of San Antonio, Texas, is holding a general election for mayor on May 1, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was February 12, 2021.
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The following candidates are running in the general election for Mayor of San Antonio on May 1, 2021.
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A yes vote supports amending the city charter to allow the city to issue bonds for public purposes and improvements not prohibited by the Texas Constitution or general laws, replacing the existing requirement that bonds be used to construct, acquire, equip, renovate, improve and repair public works.
What you need to know about voting in the San Antonio city, school election in May 2021
San Antonio Mayor, 10 City Council seats, police collective bargaining rights proposition, proposed charter change on ballot
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SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio municipal election is slated for May 1, the first Saturday in May.
On the ballot will be a rematch between two mayoral candidates, all 10 city council seats, a proposition aimed at repealing the police department’s collective bargaining right and a proposed change to the City Charter.
We’ve collected everything you need to know about voting in the 2021 city election below. (Sumbit questions to candidates via KSAT here.)
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