Early voting ends with clouds, lines and questions
Early voters file into Anointed Temple of Praise July 29, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Numbers for Saturday’s final day of early voting aren’t out yet. But turnout is expected to top 80,000 for the two-week period. The final day also saw nonpartisan poll parties in two parts of town to boost overall turnout. Election Day is Aug. 4.
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