City Council puts mayoral runoff referendum on August 2024 ballot
A proposal brought by council chairman Martavius Jones will allow Memphis voters to decide on runoffs for the mayor’s race. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The final approval of the August 2024 referendum for city voters came Tuesday, Dec. 5, in a chaotic roll call. The council has another ballot question on the way to allow it to set its own pay.
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