Court dismisses lawsuit over Germantown mayoral votes
A lawsuit filed by John Barzizza, a Germantown mayoral candidate, was dismissed Friday following insufficient evidence to overturn election results.
Topic: Linda Phillips
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September 2019
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Memphis’ Fisher rejects idea of voter fraud in 2018 registration filings
Earle Fisher of Memphis disagrees with the notion the Black Voter Project or #UPTheVote901 committed voter fraud when they turned in thousands of voter registration applications, including many incomplete forms, to the Shelby County Election Commission in 2018. But the state representative who sponsored the legislation claims they were "fraudulent."
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August 2019
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Moses denied place in race for Memphis mayor
Pamela Moses represented herself in a Chancery Court hearing Thursday, Aug. 15, unsuccessfully seeking to stop the printing and mailing of Memphis election ballots that go to city absentee voters starting Monday.
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July 2019
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Memphis ballot changes on way to certification by Election Commission
The Shelby County Election Commission meets Thursday to certify the ballot for the Oct. 3 nonpartisan elections. Meanwhile, city council contender Cody Fletcher said on the Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that criticism of his switch to another council race takes time away from discussion of more substantial issues.
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June 2019
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Election commission expects attorney general opinion on releasing results
The Shelby County Election Commission has asked for an official opinion on how soon election results can be released after polls close at 7 p.m. The issue was one of the topics discussed during a joint meeting with the Shelby County Commission Thursday.
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Sales tax hike proposal has enough signatures to go on October ballot
The Shelby County Election Commission will vote Thursday afternoon on adding a sales tax increase referendum to the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot.
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May 2019
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Election commission requests $2.5M in county funds for voting machines
The Shelby County Election Commission lowered its $5 million capital funds request to $2.5 million in the hopes of securing funding for new voting machines by the 2020 presidential election.
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Harris withholds election commission funding until talks held on processes
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said he’s not proposing additional funding for the Shelby County Election Commission until all parties – his administration, election commission and county commission – have further discussion on improving the election process locally.
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April 2019
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Politics Podcast: Change on the Shelby County Election Commission
Shelby County elections administrator Linda Phillips and new election commissioner Brent Taylor discuss recent changes to voter registration rules and turnover on the five-member body.
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Shelby County elections administrator backs voter registration rule changes
Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips says some changes in voter registration rules are necessary after her experience with organized registration drives in the 2018 midterm elections.
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March 2019
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Sales tax petition drive check turning up lots of invalid signatures
Almost half the signatures processed so far to put a city sales tax hike on the ballot this year have been judged invalid, according to the Shelby County Election Commission.
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February 2019
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Election Commission will not appeal state ban on IRV
The Shelby County Election Commission will not appeal a state order barring the use of instant-runoff voting in the 2019 city elections. It is the last major decision of an election commission that is getting three new members.
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Tennessee elections coordinator rules out instant-runoff voting for 2019 Memphis elections
Tennessee Elections Coordinator Mark Goins ruled Friday the Shelby County Election Commission cannot use instant-runoff voting in this October's city of Memphis elections.
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January 2019
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Path to new voting machines gets longer with special elections
There are still issues that must be addressed before instant-runoff voting can be implemented for city elections in October, even with voters overwhleming supporting the process in November.
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Politics Podcast: New voting machines and the county’s stand on state immigration law
Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips discusses new voting machines and paper audit trails and metro reporter Omer Yusuf talks about the county’s stand on the state’s immigration law and minority business growth.
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November 2018
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Election Commission certifies November election results, concerns remain
Shelby County election commissioners put the last election of 2018 to rest Monday evening, but not questions and concerns about the conduct of the Nov. 6 elections. -
Election Commission sorts provisional ballots on way to certifying Nov. 6 election
Just under 1,000 provisional ballots cast on Nov. 6 but not counted until almost three weeks later will be the center of attention on Monday, Nov. 26, as the Shelby County Election Commission certifies the results of the last election of 2018 in Shelby County. -
Provisional Counting Board begins ‘time-consuming’ ballot counting
The Provisional Counting Board, which meets once following every election, began counting provisional ballots Monday, Nov. 19. -
Numbers, trends from Election Day Nov. 6
The day after the last election of 2018 in Shelby County was down time for politicos in the thick of statewide and district campaigns that in some cases began two years ago. And contemplation about why some efforts fell short and others didn’t. And some efforts that were still in limbo.
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October 2018
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Appeals court stays most of ruling on voter registration forms
The Tennessee Court of Appeals stayed Wednesday, Oct. 31, the effect of most of a ruling last week by Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins governing how the Shelby County Election Commission handles a backlog of voter registration forms. -
TN ACLU questions Shelby County voter purges
The Tennessee chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union wants a review of voters purged from the Shelby County election rolls and possible restoration of any voters who may have been purged since May 2017 solely for missing several elections. -
Jenkins rules against election commission, orders immediate voter registration remedies
Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins ruled Thursday in favor of the Memphis Branch NAACP and the Tennessee Black Voters Project in a lawsuit that will require the Shelby County Election Commission to give potential voters a chance to fix their voter registration applications so they can cast ballots on the Nov. 6 election day. -
Voter registration controversy goes to court Thursday
The third lawsuit filed this month over elections in Shelby County goes before Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins Thursday morning in Chancery Court. -
Black Voter Project, NAACP ask court to intervene in alleged Shelby County Election Commission violations
The Tennessee Black Voter Project and NAACP Memphis branch are seeking a Chancery Court order directing the Shelby County Election Commission to resolve problems with thousands of voter registrations after the groups’ representatives say they witnessed violations of state law at the county’s voting operations center. -
State elections coordinator reports ‘large number’ of duplicate voter registrations, other problems
Tennessee Elections Coordinator Mark Goins, responding to questions from Memphis state lawmakers, says county election offices are encountering duplicate voter registrations and other problem applications amid record numbers of voter sign-ups for the mid-term election Nov. 6.
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