There are 7 article(s) tagged city partisan primaries:

• May 2022

  • Council moves extended term limits, partisan primaries forward

    The two issues could be up for a citywide referendum in August. 

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    By Bill Dries May 11, 2022

  • Council begins property tax votes Tuesday, moves ahead with ballot question decisions

    The council will mix a first vote on the city property tax rate Tuesday with more discussion and votes on two ballot questions for the August ballot — one on expanding term limits and the other allowing for partisan city primaries.

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2022

• April 2022

  • City Council Scorecard: Term limits, city primaries, Southwind, more

    This City Council Scorecard tracks first votes on a three-term limit for the council and partisan city elections, along with a Southwind apartment complex that stirred some de-annexation resentment.

    By Bill Dries April 28, 2022

  • The election backstory: Primaries

    Here is the backstory of how county primaries came to be in the early 1990s, called for by Republicans several years after Democrats splintered over a move in their ranks to take local elections partisan.

    By Bill Dries April 25, 2022

  • Changing who wins and how long they serve: A call for city primaries and extending term limits

    Making its way through the Memphis City Council are a pair of ballot questions that could change the face of city government and the nature of city politics — if they get on the ballot and if a majority of city voters agree at the ballot box.

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    By Bill Dries April 25, 2022

  • Council debates partisan city primaries and term limits

    The two proposals were introduced during council committee sessions but appear to have been discussed among council members prior to that. 

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    City Council approves Southwind apartments, Liberty Park management contract, more

    By Bill Dries April 19, 2022

• August 2021

  • Jones discusses City Council redistricting process

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, City Council member Martavius Jones says he intends to propose doing away with council super districts and also will call for partisan primaries in advance of city general elections. 

    By Bill Dries August 29, 2021