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    No line at Balmoral Presbyterian as polls open

    Voters trickled in and out of Balmoral Presbyterian Church when polls opened early Tuesday morning. There was no line at the church, at 6413 Quince Road, as of 7:30 a.m. 

    By Aarron Fleming November 05, 2024
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    Blog: Full coverage of Shelby County voting, results

    Follow The Daily Memphian’s blog for live updates from the polls and voting results on Election Day 2024.

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    Voting results could be late, election chief warns

    What to watch for in the presidential general election returns

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 06, 2024
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    Polls are open across Shelby County

    Election Day comes after a 14-day early voting period in which 257,515 voters cast ballots at 26 locations across Shelby County. Polls are open at 142 precincts across Shelby County as of 7 a.m. today.

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2024
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    Ballot Basics: How to vote on Election Day

    Here is everything you need to know about voting Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Shelby County from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
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    What to watch for in the presidential general election returns

    Here’s what to look for in the election day returns beyond who wins and who loses, especially Shelby County’s role as the county with the largest bloc of voters for both parties.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
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    Election eve reveals bipartisan fears from different perspectives

    Partisans on both sides were still rallying voters to turn out on the Tuesday, Nov. 5, presidential general election day with similar appeals but with very different motivations and beliefs.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
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    Brian Ueleke talks about past and future as Germantown alderman

    The incumbent alderman should easily cruise to victory Tuesday night because no one decided to challenge him for his second term in Position 4. It will be his second term.

    By Abigail Warren November 06, 2024
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    Presidential campaign headquarters offer yard signs and more

    Neither former President Donald Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris has campaigned in Shelby County, but both have local headquarters that offer a peek at the mindset of voters in a non-battleground state.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
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    Bartlett aldermen candidates brace for Election Day

    Two challengers are facing Position 6 Alderman Kevin Quinn in Bartlett’s only contested race on Tuesday’s ballot. Kenneth Hayes and Josh McNeil are looking to unseat the incumbent.

    By Michael Waddell November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: Early voting turnout, Feds at the polls, referendum fine print

    Early voting had its biggest turnout (excluding absentee ballots) on Halloween — the final day of the 14-day early-voting period. It is still behind the pre-election day turnout four years ago.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
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    Bailey: The end of election ads and push for votes is only days away. Hallelujah!

    Clay Bailey says, “The barrage of campaign ads inflicted on us for the past several months should be coming to an end in the next couple of days. Quite a relief, wouldn’t you say?”

    By Clay Bailey November 01, 2024
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    Why schools are closed on Election Day

    Although no MSCS schools are being used as voting sites this year, MSCS schools are still closed for students Tuesday. 

    By Jody Callahan October 31, 2024
  • Elections

    Early voting nears end in presidential general election

    The last day to vote early in the presidential general election is Thursday, Oct. 31. Here’s a look at turnout so far and comparisons to other elections in this cycle.

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    Why schools are closed on Election Day

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: Early voting tops 175k, and Nordstrom-White on school vouchers

    Democratic and Republican partisans met Saturday, Oct. 26, on the parking lot of the county’s most popular early voting site while Trump supporters waved banners on Poplar Avenue. Four days of early voting remain.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Germantown Alderwoman Sherrie Hicks discusses first term, next four years

    Germantown Alderwoman Sherrie Hicks is completing her first term in Position 3 on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, and is unopposed for reelection.

    By Abigail Warren November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Early vote turnout going into last weekend still lags 2020

    The last weekend of early voting comes with the use of statewide campaign tours to boost candidates in district and statewide races.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: Early voting is down almost 40% from 2020

    Also, Tennessee Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty push claims of noncitizens voting in a new call for federal officials to act despite evidence voter purges in other states are removing citizens entitled to vote.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    More than 41,000 cast ballots in first two days of early voting

    Early voting continues through Oct. 31 with presidential general Election Day on Nov. 5.

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    Some candidates are already winners; others fly under the radar

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Some candidates are already winners; others fly under the radar

    Out of 48 races on the Shelby County Nov. 5 ballot, 21 winners are already determined. Here’s a look at those and the Tennessee legislature races that aren’t getting a lot of the political spotlight.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
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    In two purple districts, blue challengers hope to unseat red incumbents

    If Democrats are going to dent the Republican supermajority in the Tennessee General Assembly, Districts 83 and 97 will be key. 

    By Samuel Hardiman November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Some early voters complain to officials about touch-screen problems

    Elected officials started getting complaints from voters who said the choices they made on the touch screen voting machines changed.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Early voting opening day totals lower

    The opening day total is less than opening day four years ago in the same presidential general election cycle. Early voting continues through Oct. 31. Election Day is Nov. 5.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
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    Paul Childers running unopposed in Collierville school board race

    Paul Childers reflected on his first term on the school board and thought about some of the challenges on the horizon.

    By Abigail Warren November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Top of the ballot: Johnson, Blackburn and the 8th and 9th Congressional Districts

    Here are the federal races at the top of Shelby County’s ballot, including a presidential field that has more candidates than just the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees.

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    Early voting opens in Shelby County with lines

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Early voters line up in Shelby County

    Early voting continues through Oct. 31. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett was at one of the early voting sites as the doors opened to lines of voters at several locations locally.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024

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