Deadline to apply for absentee ballots is Thursday
By the 4:30 p.m. Thursday deadline to apply, the Shelby County Election Commission could process 20,000 requests for mail-in ballots that could be a major factor in the August elections.
Topic: absentee voting
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July 2020
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Early voting through five days tops 22,000
The turnout totals from the Shelby County Election Commission also show the first indications of a massive absentee voter turnout as election officials expect to catch up to a backlog of absentee applications by Friday.
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Hargett draws fire in U.S. Senate committee on state’s resistance to expanded absentee voting
Hargett called for more federal funding for election procedures in the pandemic without Washington putting any conditions on state election officials in the process. Lawmakers questioned him closely on the state's opposition to expanded absentee balloting even after it was ordered by a state court.
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Absentee ballot count stands at about 11,000, Phillips says
So far, the return by voters of the unusually high number of the mail-in ballots hasn't shown up in the early voting turnout figures. Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips told county commissioners Wednesday, July 22, that some absentee voters may not complete their ballots because they are expecting to see the presidential general election that is on the November ballot.
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About 8,000 of 15,000 requested absentee ballots mailed so far
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is July 30, so more ballot requests are on the way. Meanwhile, a total of 12,314 Shelby County voters have cast their ballots -- absentee and through in-person early voting -- in the first three days of the period that runs through Aug. 1. Election day is Aug. 6.
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Nelson: How is the Aug. 6 election screwy? Let me count the ways, part 2
Local elections are always a mess. Here are ways they’re especially messy this year.
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June 2020
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Early voting sites are set, with one change
Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova is replaced by Briarwood Church among the 26 locations that open for July 17 for the early voting period in advance of the Aug. 6 election day. State and federal primaries as well as county general elections are on the ballot. And more than 5,000 citizens have applied so far to vote by absentee ballots in the election.
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Ballot Basics: Absentee voting for beginners
Exploring the possibility of voting absentee for the first time? Here's a guide to what to expect and the new qualification added to the application by court order.
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Chancellor: ‘Shame’ on state for not following absentee voting order
A Davidson County chancellor chastised the state Thursday for not following a court order on mail-in absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic and ordered it to put up a new form by Friday and tell county election officials to comply.
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Plaintiffs push state to follow chancellor’s vote-by-mail ruling
A group of Memphis and Nashville residents challenging the state’s absentee ballot law is trying to force the state to follow a chancellor’s ruling for universal vote-by-mail during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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State likely to challenge chancellor’s decision allowing expanded absentee voting
The state is planning to challenge a court ruling requiring expanded absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic and could be violating a chancellor's order to immediately send applications to any voter who requests one.
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Court rules Tenn. must expand absentee voting
The judge ruled in favor of two groups, including Memphis and Nashville residents who said their health could be jeopardized if they were forced to vote in person.
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Senate panel kills legislative hopes to expand absentee balloting
A Senate committee defeated legislation designed to let more people vote without going to the polls this fall as the COVID-19 crisis is expected to stretch on for months.
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