Something strange: Mail-in ballot apps soar

By Gregg Romero Wendorf

McALLEN – Something very strange is afoot in McAllen’s District 1 runoff election – the number of requests for mail-in/absentee ballot forms is way out of kilter. As of Tuesday morning, the city secretary’s office had received 123 requests for them vs. only 1 such request in the Jan. 20 regular election.
Of the 123 requests for a mail-in/absentee ballot received by the office of McAllen’s city secretary as of Tuesday (Feb. 19) morning, 27 had already been returned.
So far, as of Tuesday morning, 245 people have voted in the special election since the early voting process began last Wednesday, Feb. 14. Early voting extends through Feb. 27. Election day is Saturday, March 3.
The Jan. 20 race included three candidates: Javier Villalobos, who got the most votes, 351; Tim Wilkins, who got 269; and Joseph Caporusso, who garnered 210. No candidate got

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