Heat is suppressing turnout, elections official says
Shelby County elections administrator Linda Phillips said the afternoon rush hour might boost vote totals.
Topic: Shelby County Election Commission
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August 2024
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July 2024
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Guest Column: Your vote, your voice
“We each can complain to our elected officials and advocate in the coming years, but wouldn’t it be better if we all started with an informed choice and voted in our community’s elections?”
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First week of early voting less than half 2020 turnout
The first-week turnout is less than half of votes cast during the same time frame in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic led to an easing of absentee voting restrictions.
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Saturday is final day to vote early in Aug. 1 election
A total of 26 early voting sites across Shelby County are open Saturday, July 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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April 2024
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Petitions being accepted for former criminal court judge’s seat
County elections administrator Linda Phillips said in a release that all petitioners should be aware of pending legislation that could remove Melissa Boyd’s former seat, making any petitions null and void.
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School board races busy at filing deadline for August ballot
The April 4 deadline to get on the August ballot saw action in races for five seats on the school board. In primaries for Shelby County state legislative seats, four incumbents won reelection at the deadline.
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February 2024
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Nearly 27,000 cast early ballots ahead of March 5 primary election day
The 12-day early voting period saw Democratic primary turnout drop to less than half what it was four years ago while Republican primary turnout was off by almost 1,500 from 2020.
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Candidates begin filing for places on August ballot
The issuing of qualifying petitions to get on the August ballot overlaps with the start of early voting in the March election. Here’s who has a petition out in the first week of petitions for the August election.
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November 2023
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City council runoff vote certified, changes ahead in 2024
With the last election of an unusually busy election year in the books, there may be some changes in 2024 to where you vote and what you encounter when you get there.
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October 2023
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Election certification total adds 31 provisional ballots
The increase reflected in certified vote totals approved by the Shelby County Election Commission did not change the outcome of any of the races on the Oct. 5 city ballot. The commission also approved early voting locations and hours for the Nov. 16 runoffs in three city council districts.
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Memphis election results certified; council candidate says too many ‘red flags’
The Shelby County Election Commission may take a closer look at its procedures after a poll inspector’s car was broken into the day before election day. The commission voted unanimously Monday, Oct. 16, to certify the election results.
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September 2023
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Letter to the Editor: ‘Kudos to the early election volunteers and organizers’
“The local Memphis volunteers made that experience not only possible but wholly positive and welcoming. As leaders themselves, they exude the life and hope there is in Memphis.”
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Election season’s final act starts as curtain goes down on early voting
The last day of early voting is Saturday, Sept. 30, at 18 sites across the city. Next, the Oct. 5 election day will close out the campaigns for Memphis mayor and all 13 seats on the Memphis City Council.
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GMSD formally asks election commission to find new voting sites
GMSD’s Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution with the request Tuesday evening.
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August 2023
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Voters in House District 86 go to polls one more time
Voters on the western edge of Shelby County go to the polls Thursday, Aug. 3, to elect their state representative for the fourth time this year.
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July 2023
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Memphis mayor’s field grows to 19 at filing deadline
Two council incumbents were effectively re-elected at the Thursday, July 20, deadline because they had no opposition. Two other council races drew fields of seven candidates.
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Mayor’s race has 13 contenders as the October election filing deadline nears
As council contenders weigh their options, several races are filling up. Meanwhile, two former council members have filed their petitions to get back on the body and a third is considering it.
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Early voting opens in special election for state House District 86
Democratic state Rep. Justin J. Pearson, who was expelled from the General Assembly but re-appointed by the County Commission, faces independent candidate Jeff Johnston for the House seat.
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June 2023
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Bonner and Gibson file qualifying petitions for October election
Mayoral contender Frank Colvett has pulled his petition, making him the last of the declared contenders to take the first step toward getting on the ballot.
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May 2023
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25 contenders pull October election petitions on opening day
If the last two city elections are any guide, the opening day total for qualifying petitions will be about a third of those who ultimately file for the 15 city offices by the July 20 deadline.
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Memphis City Council, mayoral hopefuls begin to pull petitions
The opening day crowd to get petitions at the Election Commission’s Downtown office had a few surprises, a party bus and even some camaraderie among competing candidates.
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April 2023
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Memphis’ mayoral residency issue is confusing. Here are the key takeaways.
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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May 1 hearing date set for city mayor residency legal dispute
Attorneys for the Shelby County Election Commission also renewed a motion to dismiss the residency lawsuit. And a notice that the commission would enforce a five-year residency requirement has been removed from its website.
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Memphis City Council delays first redistricting vote despite deadline
The Shelby County Election commission has set a hard April 15 deadline for any new district lines to be submitted to it. The council now plans to take its final vote on new district lines in May.
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March 2023
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Floyd Bonner Jr. contests residency requirement in Memphis mayor’s race
Bonner is seeking to stop enforcement of the city charter’s residency provision for candidates running for Memphis mayor.
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