New voting machines rejected as County Commission moves to rebid
Shelby County commissioners voted Monday to reject a $3.9 million contract to buy a new voting system for the 2022 election cycle. Last Nov. 3, voters cast ballots on Election Day at Faith Presbyterian Church. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County commissioners Monday voted down a new touch-screen voting system that includes a paper trail and moved to cut the Election Commission out of the process by taking new bids on a system that primarily uses hand-marked paper ballots.
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