DeBerry bill to expedite vote counts fails

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 19, 2020 3:20 PM CT | Published: February 19, 2020 3:17 PM CT

A House subcommittee declined Wednesday to vote on legislation by Rep. John DeBerry, which is designed to speed up vote counts, as lawmakers raised concerns about releasing early and absentee vote totals while voters stand in line

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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.


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