There are 4 article(s) tagged MSCS board elections:

• January 2026

  • County Commission votes to keep all nine MSCS seats on 2026 ballot

    Commissioners decided Monday they want a lawsuit to stay in place and a court to put an end to the dispute over MSCS elections one way or another.

    By Bill Dries, Laura Testino January 12, 2026

• October 2025

  • County commissioners split on whether to fight Harris’ veto

    Shelby County Lee Harris’ veto of a resolution to move school board elections and the National Guard coming to town were hot topics on “Behind the Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries October 11, 2025

• September 2025

  • Commission narrowly avoids moving MSCS board elections (for now)

    After a motion to move all board elections to the 2026 ballot failed on a tie vote, the commission voted to try again in two weeks on a proposal for the 2030 ballot. 

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2025

  • School board elections, a new jail and ethics top County Commission agenda

    The Shelby County Commission is scheduled to vote on cutting short the terms of some Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members and a new jail resolution that would rule out the old Firestone plant site.

    By Bill Dries September 07, 2025