City Council referendum votes are a mixed bag, but the mayoral pay raise advances
Memphis City Council attorney Allan Wade says there are still some legal questions to be settled on the referendum proposal. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The newest ballot questions would allow the City Council to set its own pay, allow partisan primary city elections and bringing back a runoff requirement. There are already three other charter change referendums on the 2024 ballot.
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