Shelby County Election Commission gears up for Nov. 5
Elections administrator Linda Phillips and the Election Commission are preparing for more voters, a longer ballot and new challenges for poll workers.
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November 2024
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Some early voters complain to officials about touch-screen problems
Elected officials started getting complaints from voters who said the choices they made on the touch screen voting machines changed.
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Early voting nears end in presidential general election
The last day to vote early in the presidential general election is Thursday, Oct. 31. Here’s a look at turnout so far and comparisons to other elections in this cycle.
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No lines at voting locations across Shelby County
“It was busy at 7 a.m. I’m not hearing of lines anywhere,” Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips said at a noon update of polling locations across the county.
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Voting results could be late, election chief warns
Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips says it could be a long night for the local presidential general election vote count.
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Final election results expected midnight or later
Absentee ballots were still being counted as of 8:45 p.m. as results from Election Day start rolling in to the Shelby County Election Commission.
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Polls are open across Shelby County
Election Day comes after a 14-day early voting period in which 257,515 voters cast ballots at 26 locations across Shelby County. Polls are open at 142 precincts across Shelby County as of 7 a.m. today.
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Calkins: Hundreds of students will be working the polls Tuesday. So be nice!
If you’re voting Tuesday, don’t be surprised if you’re checked in by a high school student. More than 250 have signed up to work the polls this week. So be on your best behavior, people.
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September 2024
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Memphis gun-control questions can go on the ballot. For now.
Allan Wade, the council’s attorney, successfully argued that the constitutionality of the ballot measure did not matter until the people voted on it.
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August 2024
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20-year-old case could impact gun control legal battle
The current path of the legal dispute over a multi-part city ballot referendum on gun control is expected to hinge on the outcome of the payroll tax ballot question’s 2004 controversy.
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Election Commission won’t add gun-control referendum in November
The Election Commission’s decision could set up a legal battle a day after the state’s Republican leadership came out against Memphis’ vote on gun control.
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Secretary of State won’t let Memphians vote on local gun control
“Common sense says local governments can’t override state law to give a 12-year-old a driver’s license, and they can’t override other state laws either,” Hargett said in a statement emailed to The Daily Memphian.
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TN Repubs threaten to withhold sales tax over Memphis gun votes
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Election commission certifies August election results, moves to Nov. 5 ballot
Some vote totals changed in the certified Aug. 1 election results for Shelby County. Meanwhile, the Shelby County Election Commission certified the list of candidates in five sets of suburban races on the Nov. 5 ballot.
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Salinas win in state House District 96 primary could be contested
A problem on the Election Commission’s website led a state House candidate to conclude she won her race when she lost the lead in the last batch of votes by the unofficial results.
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The Aug. 1 election by the numbers
The 13% turnout for the combination of state and federal primaries and county general elections was the lowest in Shelby County since 2004.
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Early voting could draw half of total election turnout
Early voting opens Friday, July 12, in an election cycle that was much different four years ago due to COVID-19. The pandemic is over, but it’s still complicating turnout predictions for the Aug. 1 ballot.
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Ballot Basics: Early voting July 12-27
Here is everything you need to know about how to vote early ahead of the Aug. 1 election day in Shelby County.
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Election installs Sawyer as clerk, brings school board revamp
Here’s a look at our full election coverage and results.
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On the vote totals you are about to see
Early voting numbers, which are the first vote totals released after the polls close, won’t include the absentee total. Up until now, absentee votes have been included in the first release.
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Heat is suppressing turnout, elections official says
Shelby County elections administrator Linda Phillips said the afternoon rush hour might boost vote totals.
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July 2024
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Guest Column: Your vote, your voice
“We each can complain to our elected officials and advocate in the coming years, but wouldn’t it be better if we all started with an informed choice and voted in our community’s elections?”
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First week of early voting less than half 2020 turnout
The first-week turnout is less than half of votes cast during the same time frame in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic led to an easing of absentee voting restrictions.
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Saturday is final day to vote early in Aug. 1 election
A total of 26 early voting sites across Shelby County are open Saturday, July 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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April 2024
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Petitions being accepted for former criminal court judge’s seat
County elections administrator Linda Phillips said in a release that all petitioners should be aware of pending legislation that could remove Melissa Boyd’s former seat, making any petitions null and void.
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School board races busy at filing deadline for August ballot
The April 4 deadline to get on the August ballot saw action in races for five seats on the school board. In primaries for Shelby County state legislative seats, four incumbents won reelection at the deadline.
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