‘Reforum', endorsements and questions about political influence mark start of early voting
It's less than a month before voters go to the polls in places like Mississippi Boulevard Church, above. (File/Daily Memphian)
Some groups holding candidate forums are trying to change the formula as endorsement ballots begin showing up in mailboxes. And one pastor questions how much the endorsement of him or other religious leaders means 28 years after the last city election that drew a majority of the city's voters to the polls.
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