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Kelsey backs state opposition to expanding absentee balloting in pandemic

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 20, 2020 9:13 PM CT | Published: July 20, 2020 8:11 PM CT

State Sen. Brian Kelsey’s law firm is inserting himself into the state's legal affairs again, getting involved in an absentee ballot battle with a legal brief arguing the Legislature, not the court, should determine the state’s voting laws.

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Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.


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