Election Commission to draft policy on early voting hours for future elections
A cylist passes by stacks of candidate signage Sept. 28. Election commissioner Brent Taylor says the commission is in a "box" on the District 7 runoff. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Election Commission considered changing the hours for early voting to open all six sites in the city council runoff races ahead of Friday. But the commission decided instead to set a policy on the issue in future elections.
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