Election commission requests $2.5M in county funds for voting machines

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 22, 2019 11:09 PM CT | Published: May 22, 2019 4:48 PM CT

The Shelby County Election Commission lowered its $5 million capital funds request to $2.5 million in the hopes of securing funding for new voting machines by the 2020 presidential election.

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Budget Lee Harris Linda Phillips Mick Wright Shelby County Commission
Omer Yusuf

Omer Yusuf

Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.


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