Comptroller’s office says closing county clerk’s office to public is ‘unusual’
A Shelby County Clerk employee (left) helps a resident during the first day of the no-wait, no-line policy at county clerks' offices on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 in Whitehaven. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The Tennessee Comptroller’s office plans to meet with other state officials about assisting or providing oversight of the Shelby County Clerk’s office and its distribution of license plates and the renewal of car tags.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
Bill Dries
Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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