Mayoral residency lawsuit narrows to city council and administration
A lawsuit regarding the Memphis mayoral residency requirement will drop the Shelby County Election Commission as a defendant leaving only the city administration and the Memphis City Council will be heard at the Shelby County Chancery Court. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The Shelby County Election Commission is about to be dropped entirely from the lawsuits over how long mayoral candidates have to live in the city.
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