Candidates for 2023 Memphis city elections start pulling petitions to run
Mayoral candidate J.W. Gibson (middle) pulls his qualifying petition May 22 with the Shelby County Election Commission. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The opening day crowd to get petitions at the Election Commission’s Downtown office had a few surprises, a party bus and even some camaraderie among competing candidates.
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