Two races in Shelby County Democratic primaries get recount
The Tennessee Democratic Party’s primary board ordered recounts for the Shelby County Commission Districts 7 and 11 races.
There are 9 article(s) tagged May 2022 primaries:
The Tennessee Democratic Party’s primary board ordered recounts for the Shelby County Commission Districts 7 and 11 races.
The certified results show more than 100 additional votes than the election night unofficial totals in the one-candidate Republican primary races for Shelby County Mayor and District Attorney General.
The problem that delayed the certification was combining tabulations from two different systems into a single statement of votes cast.
Stephanie Gatewood, who finished third in the clerk primary, says Janeen Gordon should never have been allowed to run on the ballot as “Janeen Fullilove Gordon” — using the name of her mother, outgoing clerk Janis Fullilove.
District 4 was the only contested Republican race on the May 3 ballot.
“Regardless of where you live in Tennessee, you should have a say in who represents you,” writes Tequila Johnson and Charlane Oliver.
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.
Shelby County Commissioners pick from seven contenders to fill the vacant seat on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board. The commission also returns to a move to fund Election Commission notices to voters for the May elections.
Those pulling petitions have until noon Feb. 17 to file their petitions with the Shelby County Election Commission and if certified go on the May 3, 2022, county primary ballot.
About 9 results