The afternoon ‘rush’ and the value of the vote
Through 3 p.m. today, the Shelby County Election Commission counted 15,754 voters since the polls opened at 7 a.m.
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Sawyer takes early vote in clerk’s race, school board appears set for refresh
Shelby County’s early voting results show former Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer leading Republican nominee Lisa Arnold in the countywide race for General Sessions Court clerk.
On the vote totals you are about to see
Early voting numbers, which are the first vote totals released after the polls close, won’t include the absentee total. Up until now, absentee votes have been included in the first release.
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