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Topic: 2019 Memphis Elections
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October 2019
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Join us throughout the day Thursday for full election coverage
The Memphis elections Thursday decide some issues and create new issues as well as questions. Join our coverage early on election day as the polls open and stay with us until the last vote in the last precinct is counted.
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Third-party ad airs, adding mystery to end of city campaigns
As the early-voting period neared its end, a third-party ad by the “Heartland Accountability Project” began airing Thursday with a message that begins with a voiceover saying “Memphis is more than Downtown.” It never endorses or attacks any candidate by name.
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September 2019
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More than three-quarters of early voters were over age 50
The data released Sunday also shows three early voters separated the city's top two early voting sites — one that drew a predominantly African American turnout, the other that drew a predominantly white turnout.
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Early-voting turnout highest since 2007 Memphis elections but not by much
The 6,258 early voters Saturday followed a Friday surge of 7,196 that pushed the total turnout for the 14-day period to 361 more than in city elections four years ago.
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Campaign Chronicle: Increased turnout, Union Row bash
One week from election day in Memphis, the early-voter turnout is poised to pass the turnout four years ago. Mayor Jim Strickland is honored by the developers of Union Row as challenger Tami Sawyer paints a very different picture of the city's fortunes.
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District 7 council contender arrested on assault warrant
Memphis City Council District 7 candidate Thurston Smith was arrested Wednesday on an aggravated assault charge stemming from an incident outside an early-voting location. -
Ballot Basics: Who are Memphis voters?
You've seen the stories about early voter turnout in advance of the Oct. 3 Memphis election day. Here is what we know about the demographics of the more than 360,000 Memphis voters on the rolls of the Shelby County Election Commission.
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Older voters lead city election turnout
Early voting turnout through Saturday was still lower than it was during 2015 early voting. But for a second consecutive day, Saturday's turnout was greater than the same day four years ago. By age, voters older than 65 are outperforming their percentage of the city's voting base. Council districts 5 and 6 had the highest turnout percentage thus far.
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Early voting in city elections picks up pace
The numbers for early voting in the Oct. 3 Memphis elections show Friday's total was the first this year that exceeded the same day four years ago.
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DeGraffreed says city court clerk’s office should be appointed, not elected
The chief deputy of the City Court Clerk’s office, who is running for the clerk’s position on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot, doesn’t think the job should be an elected position.
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Sawyer votes, Herenton senses change, Strickland courts early vote
The second Saturday of early voting in the Memphis elections came with indications the pace is picking up. The early voting period runs through Sept. 28. Oct. 3 is election day in Memphis.
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Campaign Notes: Foote Homes milestone, return of Mark Clayton, City Hall appointments
The city campaign season this week saw a milestone in the move away from large public housing developments, an endorsement ballot topped by a questionable political figure and discussion about new appointments at City Hall beyond the Oct. 3 election results.
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Conrad and Malone debate sales tax hike ballot question
The City Council chairman and the Memphis Fire Fighters Association president debated the proposed sales tax hike on "Behind The Headlines" in a discussion that featured lots of disagreement.
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Oldham endorses sales tax hike ballot question
Former Memphis Police Director and Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham has endorsed the proposed half percent sales tax hike on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot.
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Sawyer says she is in mayor’s race to end as she works to rebuild trust
After three days of intensifying controversy, mayoral contender and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer said Tuesday she remains a candidate for mayor and is working to rebuild trust with LGBTQ allies no matter what happens in the election.
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Memphis early vote numbers clarified for first two days
A total of 3,883 Memphians cast early votes during the first two days of the voting period, the Shelby County Election Commission announced.
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Sawyer: ‘It’s not about getting the campaign back on track’
Mayoral contender Tami Sawyer says her priority is healing the pain caused by old tweets. On Monday, two LGBTQ organizations issued statements that focused on a 2014 tweet by Sawyer about outing a gay teacher at St. Mary’s Episcopal School.
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Mayor’s race shifts as Sawyer responds to Twitter controversy
The Tennessee Equality Project and director of OUTMemphis each issued statements on a 2014 tweet by Memphis mayoral contender and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer about outing a gay teacher.
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Sawyer apologizes for old tweets, says they don’t reflect who she is
The latest resurrected tweets, including one about outing a gay faculty member while in college, have become a major issue in Sawyer's campaign. Sawyer says there may be more. Meanwhile, the first day early-voting turnout from Friday was still tentative into Saturday afternoon, but it appeared to be several hundred lower than the opening day turnout in 2015.
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‘Reforum', endorsements and questions about political influence mark start of early voting
Some groups holding candidate forums are trying to change the formula as endorsement ballots begin showing up in mailboxes. And one pastor questions how much the endorsement of him or other religious leaders means 28 years after the last city election that drew a majority of the city's voters to the polls.
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Allen says ‘Pledge for Progress’ answer to divisive politics
The Memphis City Council candidate who put together a “Pledge for Progress” platform statement that she and four other council contenders signed off on says it was an answer to “divisive” times politically in Memphis and across the country.
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Early vote in Memphis elections opens with 2015 turnout as a barometer
Memphis voters begin deciding the winner and losers of the 2019 city elections Friday as early voting opens in advance of the Oct. 3 election day.
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Look to The Daily Memphian for complete Memphis election coverage
The two-week voting period in advance of the Oct. 3 Memphis election day opens Sept. 13 at 18 sites across the city. At stake are 18 races for city offices featuring 78 candidates and one ballot question.
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