There are 64 article(s) tagged early voting:
The Senate bill was sent to the Mississippi House for consideration, would replace the state’s in-person absentee voting system and open early voting to anyone who is registered, regardless of whether or not they meet absentee requirements.
Turnout through the first five days of early voting in the Democratic primaries shows to be half of what it was four years ago at the same time.
On the ballot are the Tennessee Republican and Democratic presidential primaries and countywide primaries for General Sessions Court Clerk.
The 2007 Memphis elections saw Willie Herenton elected mayor for the fifth time and the largest turnover of Memphis City Council seats in the 55-year history of the mayor-council form of government.
Here is everything you need to know about early voting in the Memphis elections and links to the ballot as well as a locator to figure out what council districts you live in.
The last day of early voting is Saturday, Sept. 30, at 18 sites across the city. Next, the Oct. 5 election day will close out the campaigns for Memphis mayor and all 13 seats on the Memphis City Council.
Early voting begins Friday, Sept. 15, with a large field of 17 mayoral candidates.Related story:
In the week ahead, Ezekiel Kelly and Cleotha Henderson have scheduled court dates, Southaven considers a tax hike and The Daily Memphian turns 5.
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.
A third of the county’s voters showed up to vote in the last election of 2022 — and most of them voted early or absentee. The early vote totals told the story of what the rest of the night would be like. Related story:
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.
The Wednesday, Oct. 19, opening came with some new restrictions on campaigning near several voting sites and indications that the choice to vote on new machines or vote with a hand-marked paper ballot will be watched as closely as the vote totals.
Here’s all you need to know about voting early and the new system that offers voters a choice between new voting machines and hand-marked paper ballots.
For most of Shelby County’s voters, the most exciting thing about the ballot that opens early voting might be the new voting system.Related story:
Final early voting turnout numbers should be released Monday, and politicos on both sides of the partisan divide will study the numbers for hints at Thursday’s election results.
Also Friday, the Memphis Area Transit Authority will offer free service on all fixed routes to encourage early voting ahead of the Aug. 4 election day.
The 86,637 early voters for the 14-day period ending Saturday, July 30, turned out in force for the last two days.
Numbers for Saturday’s final day of early voting aren’t out yet. But turnout is expected to top 80,000 for the two-week period. The final day also saw nonpartisan poll parties in two parts of town to boost overall turnout. Election Day is Aug. 4.
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.
Shelby County’s early voter turnout so far is higher by far than any other county in the state and mostly Democratic with an estimated 35,000 in the first week once numbers from Friday and Saturday are posted Monday. Meanwhile John Rich campaigns for Brent Taylor and Republicans shuffle their endorsement ballot to highlight the county clerk’s race.
Most of the votes were cast on Friday, which was opening day. A coalition of nonpartisan groups called Shelby County Voters Alliance are planning poll parties for next Saturday at two of the early polling sites.
Here is everything you need to know about Shelby County’s early-voting process, which begins Friday, July 15.
The “big ballot,” which comes once every eight years in Shelby County politics, features 163 races with 344 candidates. Here’s what to expect on the ballot and what has changed for voters.Related story:
The new system includes a paper trail along with updated touch screen machines and an option to vote hand-marked paper ballots.
All MATA services will be free to ride on Thursday, April 28.