There are 4 article(s) tagged residency requirement:

• May 2023

  • City Council Scorecard: Changing the city court clerk and tabling residency

    The council scorecard looks at two key votes at the May 16 council session, both on issues connected to the October Memphis ballot.

    By Bill Dries May 30, 2023

  • Sanford: The court battle is over, but more pressing residency issues in mayor’s race remain

    “Whether the residency issue continues to dog Van Turner and Floyd Bonner Jr. in the court of public opinion remains to be seen. But both have legitimate responses about their time living outside the city.”

    By Otis Sanford May 25, 2023

  • Calkins: Now running for mayor of Memphis. The Rock?

    How about Justin Timberlake? Leslie Jones? William, Prince of Wales? No connection to Memphis is too tenuous to be mayor. Who would you choose?

    By Geoff Calkins May 22, 2023

  • Memphis mayoral candidates react to the residency court ruling

    Here is what some of the Memphis mayoral contenders had to say about the Chancery Court ruling that there is no residency requirement for candidates in the October 2023 elections.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2023