The Bexar County Republican Party is questioning whether Independent candidate for Bexar County District Attorney Jason Wolff actually collected the 500 signatures needed to appear on the November ballot.
The accusations played out in 225th District Court on Thursday when a notary who works at the Calfas Law Firm, Wolff’s employer, pleaded the Fifth Amendment when asked whether the circulator of his petition — a person who collects signatures for a citizen-initiated ballot measure — ever appeared before her and swore witness to the document being signed.
Wolff was unavailable for immediate comment.
During the hearing, Bexar County GOP representative Marian Stanko questioned the validity of Wolff’s signatures based on a TikTok video he posted June. In that clip, the candidate urged those interested in supporting his candidacy to drive up to Peacock Alley downtown and “honk their horn,” at which point someone would come out with the petition for them to sign.
During the hearing, District Judge Christine Vasquez Hortick ordered the notary to turning over the books. Attorney Justin Nichols, who’s representing the Bexar County GOP in the complaint, will now examine each signature for irregularities.
Wolff previously told the Current he collected about 1,200 signatures, with the Texas Secretary of State verifying 710 of them. That means Nichols and the Bexar GOP will need to call into question at least 211 signatures if they file a suit to halt Wolff’s candidacy.
“At first glance, I think we get there,” Nichols told the Current.
In an unrelated incident, troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday arrested attorney Neil Calfas, 56 — who employs Wolff and the notary boss — on charges of human trafficking and solicitation of prostitution.
Following the arrest, Wolff told the Current that he’s not involved, faces no charges and had no idea that Calfas was engaging in alleged illegal activity.
“I’m surprised by it, like it was to everybody else,” Wolff said at the time.
The Bexar County Republican officials also said their hearing wasn’t related to the arrest and was already scheduled to occur.
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