KSAT Q&A: Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discusses moving municipal election date from May to November

KSAT Q&A: Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discusses moving municipal election date from May to November

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday and discussed her efforts to change the city’s municipal election date.This year, San Antonio’s municipal election coincided with Fiesta festivities in May.“When it’s voting versus NIOSA, NIOSA wins,” Jones said about Fiesta’s impact on the May 4 election, which led to a runoff in the mayoral race.Jones said moving the election from May to November would increase voter turnout and…