There are 34 article(s) tagged Ballot Basics:

• March 2024

  • Ballot Basics: How to vote on the Super Tuesday Election Day

    Here is everything you need to know about voting in the Tennessee Presidential primary and the Shelby County primary for General Sessions Court clerk.

    By Bill Dries March 05, 2024

• February 2024

  • Ballot Basics: What to know about early voting ahead of Super Tuesday

    On the ballot are the Tennessee Republican and Democratic presidential primaries and countywide primaries for General Sessions Court Clerk.

    By Bill Dries February 14, 2024

• November 2023

  • Ballot Basics: Runoff Election Day Nov. 16, 2023

    Here is everything you need to know about voting in Thursday’s Memphis City Council runoff races.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2023

• October 2023

  • Ballot Basics: Early voting is Oct. 27-Nov. 11

    Here are the voting basics for the three Memphis City Council runoff elections during the early voting period that begins Friday, Oct. 27.

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2023

  • Ballot basics: Election Day Oct. 5, 2023

    If you are going to vote on the city’s Thursday, Oct. 5, election day, here are the basics — what to expect and how to prepare to cast your ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 04, 2023

  • Ballot Basics: Early voting is Sept. 15-30

    Here is everything you need to know about early voting in the Memphis elections and links to the ballot as well as a locator to figure out what council districts you live in.

    By Bill Dries October 03, 2023

• January 2023

  • Ballot Basics: Election Day is Jan. 24 in state House District 86

    With an empty Republican primary on Tuesday’s ballot and no independent candidates, the winner of the 10-candidate Democratic primary will be the de facto winner of the seat after the token March special general election.

    By Bill Dries January 23, 2023

• November 2022

  • Ballot Basics: Election Day Nov. 8, 2022

    Here is everything you need to know about the voting process for Tuesday’s Election Day in Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries November 08, 2022

• October 2022

  • Ballot Basics: Early Voting Oct. 19-Nov. 3

    Here’s all you need to know about voting early and the new system that offers voters a choice between new voting machines and hand-marked paper ballots.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2022

• July 2022

  • Ballot Basics: Early voting is July 15-30

    Here is everything you need to know about Shelby County’s early-voting process, which begins Friday, July 15.

    By Bill Dries July 15, 2022

  • Ballot Basics: Voter registration deadline and a look at Shelby County voters

    The deadline to register to vote the August “big ballot” is Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Here are details and links on how to register to vote. Also included are some details about what the Shelby County base of voters looks like.

    By Bill Dries July 05, 2022

• April 2022

  • Ballot Basics: Early Voting Begins

    Early voting for the Shelby County primaries is April 13-28. Here is everything to know the ballot, the basics of early voting and what turnout in this election cycle has looked like in the past.

    By Bill Dries April 13, 2022

• January 2022

  • Ballot Basics: Laying out the 2022 election year

    After no elections in 2021, Shelby County voters go to the polls three times this year in a series of elections with almost 200 races total and many more candidates in those races. Here is an overview of what’s ahead for voters.

    By Bill Dries January 31, 2022

• November 2020

  • Here’s what to know for Tuesday’s election

    Here is what you need to know for in-person or absentee voting Tuesday, from how to do some election homework to what to expect at the polls or the drop-off for your absentee ballot.

    By Bill Dries November 02, 2020

• October 2020

  • Ballot Basics: Voting Absentee and Lessons from August

    Here are the basics of the absentee ballot process -- applying for a ballot and what to do when you get it. We also outline some important lessons about the process learned in the August elections.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2020

  • Ballot Basics: Early Voting Oct. 14-29

    Here is what you need to know about voting early in the presidential general election in Shelby County, from voting locations to how to know what races will be on your specific ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 13, 2020

  • Ballot Basics: Shelby County voters by the numbers

    Monday afternoon is the deadline to register to vote in the presidential general election if you aren’t already registered. Here is a look at the demographics of the Shelby County voter base.

    By Bill Dries October 04, 2020

• August 2020

  • Ballot Basics: Election Day Aug. 6

    Here’s what to expect if you are voting today, from pandemic preparations to what to do if your absentee ballot didn't arrive. And what to expect on your ballot.

    By Bill Dries August 06, 2020

• July 2020

  • Ballot Basics: Early voting July 17-Aug. 1

    Here are the basics you need to know in order to vote early and make sure your ballot has all of the races it is supposed to have, including district races.

    By Bill Dries July 20, 2020

• June 2020

  • 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.

    By Bill Dries June 20, 2020

• May 2020

  • Ballot Basics: Terms of Change

    Here are some of the terms being tossed around and process issues being explored in the move to a new voting system for Shelby County that has joined hands with some other balloting issues.

    By Bill Dries May 18, 2020

• March 2020

  • Ballot Basics: Presidential Primary Election Day in Memphis

    Everything you need to know to vote on election day, from finding your precinct to keeping your long fingernails and voting in confidence.

    By Bill Dries March 03, 2020

• February 2020

  • Ballot Basics: General Sessions Court Clerk

    The basics of the race for General Sessions Court Clerk on the March 3 ballot. Early voting runs through Feb. 25.

    By Bill Dries February 13, 2020

  • Ballot Basics: All about early voting

    Here is everything you need to prepare yourself for the early voting period that begins Wednesday in advance of the March 3 election day.

    By Bill Dries February 12, 2020

• October 2019

  • Ballot Basics: Runoff early voting

    Early voting in the two Memphis City Council runoff races opens Friday and runs through Nov. 9. Election day is Nov. 14 in the last election of 2019 in Memphis and Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2019