2026 elections

After early voting issues, voting machines being tested before Election Day

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 03, 2026 12:27 PM CT | Published: August 03, 2026 12:27 PM CT

An early voting problem was traced to a single voting machine in Bartlett that more than 300 voters used, which could lead to lawsuits challenging election results.

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Shelby County Election Commission Linda Phillips Mark Luttrell 2026 elections 2026 special judicial elections

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Bill Dries

Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.


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