There are 6 article(s) tagged Bennie Smith:

• April 2020

  • Path to new voting machines still complex, secretive

    Two Shelby County Election Commissioners say on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that the method being discussed for making the choice on new voting machines would keep the price of the machines a secret until the decision is made because of legal opinions.

    By Bill Dries April 11, 2020

• March 2020

  • ‘Complex’ process ahead for new voting machines

    Shelby County elections administrator Linda Phillips says her goal is still to have a new voting system in place when early voting begins July 17 in advance of the Aug. 6 election day.

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2020

• February 2020

  • Iowa app problems cast shadow on local voting discussion

    Shelby County Commissioners' decision regarding a new voting system for August ballots isn't the final word, but a recommendation for the Shelby County Election Commission. 

    By Bill Dries February 05, 2020

• January 2020

  • New Shelby election machinery debate heightens fraud claims on all sides

    Shelby County Commissioner Michael Whaley may have framed the debate on a new voting system that is about to land at the county building.

    By Bill Dries January 22, 2020

• October 2019

  • Election commissioner talks paper ballots for future elections

    Shelby County Election Commissioner Bennie Smith says hand-marked paper ballots are a better alternative than the paper audit trail systems the commission explored a year ago. He also talked about low voter turnout on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2019

• September 2019

  • 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.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2019