Memphis voters challenge state for absentee voting rights during pandemic
By Sam Stockard, Daily Memphian
Updated: May 11, 2020 5:03 PM CT | Published: May 11, 2020 3:40 PM CT
A group of Memphis voters and a local voter empowerment organization have sued the state of Tennessee seeking a court order that any voter concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic can choose to vote absentee, regardless of whether they fit into one of the absentee voter categories set out by state statute.
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