Shelby County Election Commission gears up for Nov. 5
Elections administrator Linda Phillips and the Election Commission are preparing for more voters, a longer ballot and new challenges for poll workers.
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November 2024
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No lines at voting locations across Shelby County
“It was busy at 7 a.m. I’m not hearing of lines anywhere,” Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips said at a noon update of polling locations across the county.
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Voting results could be late, election chief warns
Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips says it could be a long night for the local presidential general election vote count.
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Final election results expected midnight or later
Absentee ballots were still being counted as of 8:45 p.m. as results from Election Day start rolling in to the Shelby County Election Commission.
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Polls are open across Shelby County
Election Day comes after a 14-day early voting period in which 257,515 voters cast ballots at 26 locations across Shelby County. Polls are open at 142 precincts across Shelby County as of 7 a.m. today.
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August 2024
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Salinas win in state House District 96 primary could be contested
A problem on the Election Commission’s website led a state House candidate to conclude she won her race when she lost the lead in the last batch of votes by the unofficial results.
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Heat is suppressing turnout, elections official says
Shelby County elections administrator Linda Phillips said the afternoon rush hour might boost vote totals.
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June 2024
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County voter registration numbers up, as early voting approaches
Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips talks on the “On The Record” podcast about the upcoming August elections and voter turnout.
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Election on gun control in Memphis delayed to November
The five ballot questions to go on the Aug. 1 ballot didn’t make the deadline for public notice. There was no City Council vote to move them to November.
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February 2024
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Early voting begins for Super Tuesday in Tennessee
Early voting in 2024’s first election in Shelby County begins Wednesday, Feb. 14. The Tennessee presidential primaries top the ballot, but Memphis voters haven’t seen much of the presidential campaigns this year.
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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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Memphis polls ‘gotten a lot busier’
Up to 3:30 p.m., the Shelby County Election Commission numbers showed an Election Day turnout of 16,830 compared to almost 58,000 voters during the early voting period.
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On the rhythm of a Memphis Election Day
“Some precincts will have a large rush after work. Some will be steady all day long. Some have a huge rush in the morning and you could take a nap in the afternoon.”
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How rain could affect Election Day turnout
Shelby County elections administrator Linda Phillips spoke at the Election Operations Center in Shelby Farms Park about a half hour before the polls opened.
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September 2023
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Political Roundup: Attack ads, early voting and school-board primaries
This roundup looks at the latest report on voter registration, checks in with Election Commission officials ahead of Friday’s opening of early voting in Memphis and replays the Republican debate that ended with no school-board primaries.
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November 2022
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50 voters get wrong ballots at Berclair early voting site
The Shelby County Election Commission found the problem Monday and did a review of the other 25 early voting sites before determining it was an isolated incident involving the wrong Congressional race.
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October 2022
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Mulroy: Report of voters steered away from paper ballots ‘concerns us’
The new hybrid voting system allows hand-marked paper ballots or voting on a touch-screen machine. Mulroy expressed concern that the Shelby County Election Commission was not following through on its compromise to use both voting systems.
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Smaller Shelby County ballot yields lower early voter turnout so far
Shelby County elections administrator Linda Phillips and Ian Randolph of the Shelby County Voter Alliance talked about the low turnout on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast.
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New voting machines prepped for start of early voting
The November ballot features four proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution, which will be presented by Shelby County’s new voting machines.
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August 2022
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Polls close but glitches, lines delay release of results in 23% turnout
Voting for one of the more heated local elections in recent history closed shortly after 7 p.m. and after a delay results were finally announced.
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Shelby County’s ‘big ballot’ Election Day arrives with theme of change
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July 2022
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Last days of early voting could bring ballots cast to 80,000
Almost 65,000 had voted early or absentee through Thursday according to the latest figures from the state. The next-to-last day of the voting period on Fridays is usually the highest.
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Here are the changes voters will be navigating when early voting begins
Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips and Ian Randolph of the Shelby County Voter Alliance join the On The Record podcast to discuss the August and November elections.
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June 2022
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Bartlett candidates struggle to meet financial disclosure deadlines
While political candidates are required to file financial disclosure documents as part of their campaigns, several have missed deadlines, including in Bartlett.
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