There are 83 article(s) tagged early voting:

• October 2019

  • Early voting expands to five sites in council districts 1 and 7

    The five early voting sites opening Friday join a single early voting site Downtown that was open for the first week of the voting period. 

    By Bill Dries October 31, 2019

• September 2019

  • Early-voting turnout highest since 2007 Memphis elections but not by much

    The 6,258 early voters Saturday followed a Friday surge of 7,196 that pushed the total turnout for the 14-day period to 361 more than in city elections four years ago. 

    By Bill Dries September 29, 2019

  • Older voters lead city election turnout

    Early voting turnout through Saturday was still lower than it was during 2015 early voting. But for a second consecutive day, Saturday's turnout was greater than the same day four years ago. By age, voters older than 65 are outperforming their percentage of the city's voting base. Council districts 5 and 6 had the highest turnout percentage thus far.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2019

  • Early voting in city elections picks up pace

    The numbers for early voting in the Oct. 3 Memphis elections show Friday's total was the first this year that exceeded the same day four years ago.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2019

  • Early vote in Memphis elections opens with 2015 turnout as a barometer

    Memphis voters begin deciding the winner and losers of the 2019 city elections Friday as early voting opens in advance of the Oct. 3 election day.

    By Bill Dries September 13, 2019

  • Ballot Basics: The complete ins and outs of early voting in the 2019 Memphis elections

    Here are the basics you need to know for the early voting period that opens Friday and continues through Sept. 28 - and a few informal tips on what to expect at the 18 voting sites.

    By Bill Dries September 13, 2019

• October 2018

  • Early vote turnout surge gives both parties hope without details

    The second and final weekend of early voting brought the Democratic and Republican contenders for Tennessee governor to Shelby County as well as Democratic Senate nominee Phil Bredesen.

    By Bill Dries October 29, 2018

• September 2018

  • Early-voting sites, hours set

    All of Shelby County’s 27 early-voting sites will open on Oct. 17, the first day of the early-voting period before the Nov. 6 election. Early voting runs through Nov. 1.

    By Bill Dries September 27, 2018