This Week in Memphis: Early voting begins; Z-Bo goes in Hall of Fame
Also happening this week: Juvenile Court hearings that were supposed to resume in person will now be virtual, and Spike Lee (and others) get Freedom Awards.
Topic: early voting
RSSThere are 70 article(s) tagged early voting:
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October 2024
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August 2024
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All eyes are on November, but don’t overlook August
Early voting begins July 12 in important Shelby County races. To help you prepare, The Daily Memphian is starting a series of articles taking a closer look at the Aug. 1 election ballot.
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Early voting could draw half of total election turnout
Early voting opens Friday, July 12, in an election cycle that was much different four years ago due to COVID-19. The pandemic is over, but it’s still complicating turnout predictions for the Aug. 1 ballot.
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July 2024
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First week of early voting less than half 2020 turnout
The first-week turnout is less than half of votes cast during the same time frame in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic led to an easing of absentee voting restrictions.
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Saturday is final day to vote early in Aug. 1 election
A total of 26 early voting sites across Shelby County are open Saturday, July 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Political Roundup: Budget season on both sides of Main Street Mall, more
The Political Roundup takes a closer look at your vehicle-registration certificate after the City Council raised a vehicle fee some are calling a Memphis version of the wheel tax.
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March 2024
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Mississippi Senate passes early voting bill
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.
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February 2024
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Political Roundup: Early voting off 2020 pace; Brown says no backlog; August ballot action
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.
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Ballot Basics: What to know about early voting ahead of Super Tuesday
On the ballot are the Tennessee Republican and Democratic presidential primaries and countywide primaries for General Sessions Court Clerk.
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October 2023
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Early voting total highest since 2007 Memphis elections
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.
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Ballot Basics: Early voting is Sept. 15-30
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.
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September 2023
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Election season’s final act starts as curtain goes down on early voting
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.
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Early voting in Memphis city election begins Friday
Early voting begins Friday, Sept. 15, with a large field of 17 mayoral candidates.
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This Week in Memphis: Early voting, Cooper-Young Fest meets BrewFest
In the week ahead, Ezekiel Kelly and Cleotha Henderson have scheduled court dates, Southaven considers a tax hike and The Daily Memphian turns 5.
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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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One-third of Shelby County voters show up for midterms
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.
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October 2022
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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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Early voting opens with new voting system and new trends
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.
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Ballot Basics: Early Voting Oct. 19-Nov. 3
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.
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Early voting for local, state, national general election begins on Oct. 19
For most of Shelby County’s voters, the most exciting thing about the ballot that opens early voting might be the new voting system.
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August 2022
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As early voting ends, push to Aug. 4 election day heats up
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.
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MATA to offer free rides as early voting steams toward Friday peak
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.
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Early voter turnout tops 86,000 in Shelby County
The 86,637 early voters for the 14-day period ending Saturday, July 30, turned out in force for the last two days.
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July 2022
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Early voting ends with clouds, lines and questions
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.
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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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