Early voting opens with expectation of large turnout for presidential general election
Thomas Rodgers (left) assists a throng of early voters at Whitehaven’s Abundant Grace Fellowship Church Sept. 20, 2019. Election officials expect a large turnout this year, despite the pandemic. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
The chairs of the two local parties say interest is high in the election and they anticipate a higher turnout than four years ago, starting with early voting.
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