Questions about Memphis’ mayoral residency requirement answered
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. (left) and president of the NAACP Memphis Branch Van Turner (right) are the focus of litigation regarding a residency requirement to run for Mayor of Memphis. (From left to right: Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file; Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file).
The City of Memphis’ five-year residency requirement for elected officials goes back to 1905. So why is it up for debate now? And when will we know who is eligible to run for Memphis’ next mayor?
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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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