Joe Towns Joe Towns is a Democratic state representative from Memphis. Marlene Strube Marlene Strube, a Republican, is a Germantown voter and election reform activist. Shelby County needs cheap, secure hand-marked paper ballots By Joe Towns, Marlene Strube Updated: January 27, 2020 4:40 PM CT | Published: January 27, 2020 4:05 AM CT Op-Ed Topics Shelby County Election Commission voting machines Shelby County Commission hand-marked paper ballots paper ballots Comment On This Story Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.