Shelby County Republican Party says no to school board primaries in close vote
“We’ve got friends and we’ve got partnerships on both sides of this,” said Shelby County Republican Party chair Cary Vaughn, left. “We’ve not made this decision lightly.” (Greg Campbell/The Daily Memphian file)
The decision came during a secret-ballot vote of the local Republican Party’s executive committee Thursday, Sept. 7, in Germantown.
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