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    Campaigns move to city election day as voters decide

    As Memphis voters put to rest another season of campaigns for a place at City Hall, there are several last-minute dramas unfolding in a city where election night is the same night as Memphis Madness.

    By Bill Dries October 03, 2019
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    Ballot Basics: Election day in Memphis

    All the basic information you need for the simple act of voting in Thursday's Memphis elections, as well as a bit about what to expect if you are new to this or you haven't done it in awhile.

    By Bill Dries October 03, 2019
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    Join us throughout the day Thursday for full election coverage

    The Memphis elections Thursday decide some issues and create new issues as well as questions. Join our coverage early on election day as the polls open and stay with us until the last vote in the last precinct is counted.

    By Bill Dries October 02, 2019
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    More than three-quarters of early voters were over age 50

    The data released Sunday also shows three early voters separated the city's top two early voting sites — one that drew a predominantly African American turnout, the other that drew a predominantly white turnout.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2019
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    Ballot Basics: Who are Memphis voters?

    You've seen the stories about early voter turnout in advance of the Oct. 3 Memphis election day. Here is what we know about the demographics of the more than 360,000 Memphis voters on the rolls of the Shelby County Election Commission.

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2019
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    Older voters lead city election turnout

    Early voting turnout through Saturday was still lower than it was during 2015 early voting. But for a second consecutive day, Saturday's turnout was greater than the same day four years ago. By age, voters older than 65 are outperforming their percentage of the city's voting base. Council districts 5 and 6 had the highest turnout percentage thus far.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2019
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    Early voting in city elections picks up pace

    The numbers for early voting in the Oct. 3 Memphis elections show Friday's total was the first this year that exceeded the same day four years ago.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2019
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    DeGraffreed says city court clerk’s office should be appointed, not elected

    The chief deputy of the City Court Clerk’s office, who is running for the clerk’s position on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot, doesn’t think the job should be an elected position.

    By Bill Dries September 22, 2019
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    Sawyer votes, Herenton senses change, Strickland courts early vote

    The second Saturday of early voting in the Memphis elections came with indications the pace is picking up. The early voting period runs through Sept. 28. Oct. 3 is election day in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries September 22, 2019
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    Campaign Notes: Foote Homes milestone, return of Mark Clayton, City Hall appointments

    The city campaign season this week saw a milestone in the move away from large public housing developments, an endorsement ballot topped by a questionable political figure and discussion about new appointments at City Hall beyond the Oct. 3 election results.

    By Bill Dries September 21, 2019
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    Jill Biden campaigns on unity theme at Germantown fundraiser

    The wife of former vice president and current Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden attended a fundraiser in Germantown Thursday. She urged Democratic supporters to not believe that the nation is divided permanently along partisan lines. The state's presidential primaries are March 3.

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2019
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    Sawyer says she is in mayor’s race to end as she works to rebuild trust

    After three days of intensifying controversy, mayoral contender and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer said Tuesday she remains a candidate for mayor and is working to rebuild trust with LGBTQ allies no matter what happens in the election.

    By Bill Dries September 17, 2019
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    Kamala Harris to campaign Sunday in Memphis

    The Democratic presidential contender will hold a town hall meeting at East High School Sunday evening. The Tennessee presidential primary is in March.

    By Bill Dries September 18, 2019
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    Sawyer: ‘It’s not about getting the campaign back on track’

    Mayoral contender Tami Sawyer says her priority is healing the pain caused by old tweets. On Monday, two LGBTQ organizations issued statements that focused on a 2014 tweet by Sawyer about outing a gay teacher at St. Mary’s Episcopal School.

    By Bill Dries September 17, 2019
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    Mayor’s race shifts as Sawyer responds to Twitter controversy

    The Tennessee Equality Project and director of OUTMemphis each issued statements on a 2014 tweet by Memphis mayoral contender and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer about outing a gay teacher.

    By Bill Dries September 16, 2019
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    Candidates address MICAH session on inequality

    Hundreds of people and more than 30 city candidates on the Oct. 3 ballot attended a Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope meeting Sunday at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Westwood. 

    By Abigail Warren September 16, 2019
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    Sawyer apologizes for old tweets, says they don’t reflect who she is

    The latest resurrected tweets, including one about outing a gay faculty member while in college, have become a major issue in Sawyer's campaign. Sawyer says there may be more. Meanwhile, the first day early-voting turnout from Friday was still tentative into Saturday afternoon, but it appeared to be several hundred lower than the opening day turnout in 2015. 

    By Bill Dries September 16, 2019
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    Allen says ‘Pledge for Progress’ answer to divisive politics

    The Memphis City Council candidate who put together a “Pledge for Progress” platform statement that she and four other council contenders signed off on says it was an answer to “divisive” times politically in Memphis and across the country.

    By Bill Dries September 13, 2019
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    Ballot Basics: The complete ins and outs of early voting in the 2019 Memphis elections

    Here are the basics you need to know for the early voting period that opens Friday and continues through Sept. 28 - and a few informal tips on what to expect at the 18 voting sites.

    By Bill Dries September 13, 2019
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    Early vote in Memphis elections opens with 2015 turnout as a barometer

    Memphis voters begin deciding the winner and losers of the 2019 city elections Friday as early voting opens in advance of the Oct. 3 election day.

    By Bill Dries September 13, 2019
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    Look to The Daily Memphian for complete Memphis election coverage

    The two-week voting period in advance of the Oct. 3 Memphis election day opens Sept. 13 at 18 sites across the city. At stake are 18 races for city offices featuring 78 candidates and one ballot question.

    By Bill Dries September 13, 2019
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    Federal judge blocks new voter registration law filled with penalties

    A federal judge Thursday blocked the state’s new voter registration law, a reaction to a large number of applications filed in Shelby County in 2018. 

    By Sam Stockard September 12, 2019
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    Jones and Pool top bar association poll in two contested city court judge races

    More than 800 attorneys participated in the ranking of candidates as best qualified for the judicial races. In the race for city court clerk, the largest response to the field of nine contenders was "no opinion."

    By Bill Dries September 11, 2019
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    Last of 2018 election lawsuits lingers with call for forensic audit of voting machines

    The plaintiffs in a federal court case over voting machines are calling for election officials to conduct forensic audits of the touch-screen voting machines used in Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2019
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    Summer campaigns make for shorter council session, longer forums

    With challengers for every incumbent seeking re-election, Tuesday's council session was short and punchy. Meanwhile, the Central Library remains ground zero for multiple candidate forums – one Tuesday evening for seven of the 11 candidates for mayor on the Oct. 3 ballot.

    By Bill Dries September 05, 2019

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