Growth in voters and voter turnout comes with questions
“Who couldn’t be excited about the potential of breaking that barrier of 60% in Memphis and Shelby County, which is where it looks like we are headed,” said Rev. Earle Fisher, founder of UpTheVote901, seen here in 2018. (Daily Memphian file)
The founder of one of the get out the vote groups working locally says on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that higher turnout is part of a national trend. But detailed numbers also show ongoing problems in access to the vote.
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