There are 260 article(s) tagged Shelby County Election Commission:

• December 2019

  • Harris’ legislative agenda includes driver’s license reinstatement

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris wants to help the state reinstate driver’s licenses, a huge criminal justice issue for about 100,000 county residents.

    By Linda A. Moore December 23, 2019

• November 2019

  • Ballot Basics: The Last Election Day of 2019

    Here is everything you need to know about participating in the last election day of 2019 – the dos and don'ts, what to expect and what's next.

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2019

  • Runoff early voting tops 2,100 in council Districts 1 and 7

    Most of the early vote in the two Memphis City Council runoff races was in the District 7 matchup between incumbent Berlin Boyd and challenger Michalyn Easter-Thomas.

    By Bill Dries November 11, 2019

• 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

  • Election Commission to draft policy on early voting hours for future elections

    The Election Commission considered changing the hours for early voting to open all six sites in the city council runoff races ahead of Friday. But the commission decided instead to set a policy on the issue in future elections. 

    By Bill Dries October 30, 2019

  • Democratic county commissioners complain about early voting sites, hours

    A letter from eight commissioners is the latest entry in a long-running debate about voting locations. Through Monday, Oct. 28, 84 early votes had been cast in the two council district contests. Early voting continues through Nov. 9 and election day in Districts 1 and 7 is Nov. 14.

    By Bill Dries October 29, 2019

  • Last-minute bump in registrations for runoff elections adds to crunch of activity

    The Shelby County Election Commission is working to add voters to the rolls in time for the Nov. 14 runoff elections as the result of a last-minute bump in online registration thanks to a national Facebook effort.

    By Bill Dries October 22, 2019

  • October Memphis elections go in the books with tweaks to the vote totals

    None of the new vote totals in the certified and audited count changed the outcome of any races for 18 offices and a sales tax hike referendum. Most of the additional votes appeared to be the result of provisional ballots counted after the Oct. 3 election night.

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2019

  • Campaign finance reports: 6-digit dollar figures in mayor, council races

    The third quarter campaign finance reports show the campaign for a city sales tax hike raised more money than any candidate on the Oct. 3 ballot. The campaign was second only to Mayor Jim Strickland in spending. The reports cover the critical run-up to the city elections, including the first part of the early voting period.

    By Bill Dries October 17, 2019

  • Election commissioner talks paper ballots for future elections

    Shelby County Election Commissioner Bennie Smith says hand-marked paper ballots are a better alternative than the paper audit trail systems the commission explored a year ago. He also talked about low voter turnout on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2019

  • Campaigns move to city election day as voters decide

    As Memphis voters put to rest another season of campaigns for a place at City Hall, there are several last-minute dramas unfolding in a city where election night is the same night as Memphis Madness.

    By Bill Dries October 03, 2019

• September 2019

  • More than three-quarters of early voters were over age 50

    The data released Sunday also shows three early voters separated the city's top two early voting sites — one that drew a predominantly African American turnout, the other that drew a predominantly white turnout.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2019

  • Barzizza reviewed mayoral ballots before election case was dismissed

    John Barzizza reviewed election materials before a chancellor dismissed the contested Germantown mayoral election lawsuit late last week.

    By Abigail Warren September 25, 2019

  • Ballot Basics: Who are Memphis voters?

    You've seen the stories about early voter turnout in advance of the Oct. 3 Memphis election day. Here is what we know about the demographics of the more than 360,000 Memphis voters on the rolls of the Shelby County Election Commission.

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2019

  • Court dismisses lawsuit over Germantown mayoral votes

    A lawsuit filed by John Barzizza, a Germantown mayoral candidate, was dismissed Friday following insufficient evidence to overturn election results.

    By Abigail Warren September 20, 2019

• July 2019

  • What’s in a name? Election commissioners contend with nicknames, titles

    The Oct. 3 ballot will feature an "underdog" and a "prince" but no "sister" and no "pastor" in what can be a fine line between the names people are known by and a candidate looking for an edge.

    By Bill Dries July 26, 2019

  • Memphis ballot changes on way to certification by Election Commission

    The Shelby County Election Commission meets Thursday to certify the ballot for the Oct. 3 nonpartisan elections. Meanwhile, city council contender Cody Fletcher said on the Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that criticism of his switch to another council race takes time away from discussion of more substantial issues.

    By Bill Dries July 24, 2019

  • Would-be candidates making decisions ahead of Memphis election deadline

    Some contenders with qualifying petitions out are deciding whether they should run. Still others are deciding what they should run for. The deadline for filing to get on the Oct. 3 ballot is in a week.

    By Bill Dries July 11, 2019

• June 2019

  • Election temps to get at least $15 an hour

    Seasonal workers for the Shelby County Election Commission will be paid a minimum of $15 an hour by agreement of Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Shelby County Commission chairman Van Turner.

    By Bill Dries June 24, 2019

  • Election commission expects attorney general opinion on releasing results

    The Shelby County Election Commission has asked for an official opinion on how soon election results can be released after polls close at 7 p.m. The issue was one of the topics discussed during a joint meeting with the Shelby County Commission Thursday.

    By Linda A. Moore June 20, 2019

  • Sales tax hike proposal has enough signatures to go on October ballot

    The Shelby County Election Commission will vote Thursday afternoon on adding a sales tax increase referendum to the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot.

    By Bill Dries June 19, 2019

• May 2019

  • County commissioners weigh election commission’s request for new voting machines

    Shelby County Commission Chairman Van Turner says he may propose a joint resolution with the election commission to seek further assurances before granting them funding for new voting machines. 

    By Omer Yusuf May 25, 2019

• April 2019

  • Shelby County elections administrator backs voter registration rule changes

    Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips says some changes in voter registration rules are necessary after her experience with organized registration drives in the 2018 midterm elections.

    By Bill Dries April 19, 2019

  • Sanford: Legislature wields 1960s-style tactics to punish voter registration drives

    Instead of fueling another racial fight over the right to vote, lawmakers should be promoting better ways to help individuals and groups with the registration process. 

    By Otis Sanford April 18, 2019

  • Stamson named new election commission chairman

    Veteran Shelby County Election Commissioner Steve Stamson is the new chairman of the five-member body.

    By Bill Dries April 17, 2019