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    Voter registration court case details linger

    The day after Chancery Court ordered the Shelby County Election Commission to continue verifying incomplete voter registration applications so eligible people can vote by Election Day Nov. 6, NAACP leaders said they were prepared to begin contacting those prospective voters.

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Judge Dan Michael reveals his plan for Juvenile Court after DOJ

    Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael has revealed how he plans to move forward after the U.S. Department of Justice’s surprise announcement last week to end federal oversight over the court after six years.

    By Omer Yusuf October 27, 2018
  • Shelby County

    TN ACLU questions Shelby County voter purges

    The Tennessee chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union wants a review of voters purged from the Shelby County election rolls and possible restoration of any voters who may have been purged since May 2017 solely for missing several elections.

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Jenkins rules against election commission, orders immediate voter registration remedies

    Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins ruled Thursday in favor of the Memphis Branch NAACP and the Tennessee Black Voters Project in a lawsuit that will require the Shelby County Election Commission to give potential voters a chance to fix their voter registration applications so they can cast ballots on the Nov. 6 election day. 

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Resolution would ask DOJ to continue Juvenile Court oversight

    The Shelby County Commission is making one final push to convince the U.S. Justice Department to reconsider its decision to end oversight over Shelby County Juvenile Court.

    By Omer Yusuf October 25, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Voter registration controversy goes to court Thursday

    The third lawsuit filed this month over elections in Shelby County goes before Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins Thursday morning in Chancery Court.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Black Voter Project, NAACP ask court to intervene in alleged Shelby County Election Commission violations

    The Tennessee Black Voter Project and NAACP Memphis branch are seeking a Chancery Court order directing the Shelby County Election Commission to resolve problems with thousands of voter registrations after the groups’ representatives say they witnessed violations of state law at the county’s voting operations center.

    By Sam Stockard October 24, 2018
  • Shelby County

    State elections coordinator reports ‘large number’ of duplicate voter registrations, other problems

    Tennessee Elections Coordinator Mark Goins, responding to questions from Memphis state lawmakers, says county election offices are encountering duplicate voter registrations and other problem applications amid record numbers of voter sign-ups for the mid-term election Nov. 6.

    By Sam Stockard October 24, 2018
  • Shelby County

    County mayor proposes MOU to pay temp workers $15 an hour

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has proposed a non-binding memorandum of understanding that could result in more than 300 temporary workers in county government being paid at least $15 an hour.

    By Omer Yusuf October 22, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Justice Department ends federal oversight of Juvenile Court

    The Department of Justice said Friday it has ended its six-year federal oversight of Shelby County Juvenile Court.

    By Omer Yusuf October 20, 2018
  • Shelby County

    County Mayor Harris announces five new hires in his administration

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced five new hires to his administration Thursday.

    By Omer Yusuf October 18, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Early voting issues resolved, voting machines up and running

    Four early voting sites lost connectivity with electronic polling books Wednesday morning, the Shelby County Election Commission confirmed, but all of those issues have since been resolved.

    By Omer Yusuf October 18, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Election Commission sifts through incomplete voter forms

    The Shelby County Election Commission won’t finish entering a flood of approximately 24,000 voter registration applications onto voter rolls by the time early voting starts Wednesday, Oct. 17.

    By Bill Dries October 17, 2018
  • State Government

    Norris won’t step down from Senate before Nov. 6; special election likely

    Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, newly appointed to a U.S. District Court judgeship, confirmed Tuesday he won’t be able to resign his legislative seat before the Nov. 6 election, a situation that will lead to a special election for the District 32 seat and potential temporary replacement.

    By Sam Stockard October 17, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Memphis police union tells officers not to talk to TBI

    The Memphis Police Association is advising police officers not to talk to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation when the state agency is investigating officer-involved shootings, the TBI was told Sunday. The advice includes police officers who witnessed shootings but are not involved. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 16, 2018
  • State Government

    Shelby elections administrator promises Cohen she’ll process new voter registrations

    Shelby County’s elections administrator is guaranteeing her office will process some 33,000 new voter-registration applications before early voting starts Wednesday, after being queried by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen.

    By Sam Stockard October 15, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Federal oversight over Shelby County juvenile court hangs in balance

    The Shelby County Commission and Mayor Lee Harris have taken steps to show the U.S. Department of Justice there has been a change in the approach on Shelby County Juvenile Court issues. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 14, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Dale Lane, Shelby County Office of Preparedness director, announces retirement

    Shelby County Office of Preparedness director Dale Lane has announced his retirement, according to a news release sent Thursday.

    By Omer Yusuf October 12, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Some Mid-Southerners vacationing on Gulf Coast plan to ride out Hurricane Michael

    Thousands of Mid-Southerners visiting the Gulf Coast on fall break have decisions to make about heading back home or riding out Hurricane Michael, which will make landfall in the Florida Panhandle within hours as a life-threatening Category 4 storm.

    By Christin Yates October 10, 2018
  • Shelby County

    County to explore investing in MATA

    Shelby County government historically has played no role in Memphis Area Transit Authority funding, but with a new County Commission and mayor, that may be about to change.

    By Omer Yusuf October 08, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Committee recommends rescinding Luttrell’s letter ending DOJ oversight of juvenile court

    A Shelby County Commission committee recommended approving a resolution to rescind former Mayor Mark Luttrell’s second letter to end Department of Justice oversight of Juvenile Court Wednesday, but not all committee members agreed.

    By Omer Yusuf October 04, 2018
  • Shelby County

    An inside look at Lee Harris’ transition team

    The work for Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ transition team began weeks before he celebrated his election night victory Aug. 2.

    By Omer Yusuf October 02, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Harris appoints former councilman to run Office of Re-entry

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has appointed former Memphis City Council member Harold Collins to serve as administrator and executive director of the Shelby County Office of Re-Entry, according to a news release Tuesday.

    By Omer Yusuf September 25, 2018
  • Lakeland

    Fire Chief Dennis Wolf provides updated status of new Lakeland Fire Department

    Dennis Wolf, Lakeland’s future fire chief, expects the suburb’s new fire department will begin answering calls in July, 2019, becoming the last government entity in Shelby County to operate its own fire service. Wolf, former fire chief in Germantown, provided insight on the new department for officials and residents at a Lakeland Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Sept.18.

    By Natalie Pilgrim September 23, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Four potential new voting systems for Shelby County get road test

    Three of the four voting systems certified by the state of Tennessee for use in elections would enable voters to get a printed copy of their choices and then complete the voting process by running that printed copy through a scanner.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2018

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