Council joins call to lift absentee ballot restrictions

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 19, 2020 8:09 PM CT | Published: May 19, 2020 8:09 PM CT

The call for an executive order by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is the latest, including three lawsuits pending in Nashville. Lee has said he will not issue an executive order dropping state law's present restrictions on the mail-in ballots.

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Absentee ballots Memphis City Council Linda Phillips Frank Colvett

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