The city’s residency requirement to dominate the race for Memphis mayor

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 13, 2023 7:57 PM CT | Published: March 13, 2023 4:41 PM CT

A line added to a page on the Shelby County Election Commission’s website the last day of February has turned this year’s race for Memphis mayor upside down.

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2023 Memphis Mayor's race residency rule Robert Meyers Mark Luttrell Subscriber Only

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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.


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