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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett said the Tennessee Election Commission now decides what happens to votes cast outside voting hours at Glenview Community Center.
The Shelby County Election Commission reported a tentative number of ballots cast since the polls opened at 7 a.m., but the final number is “going to be just a surprise.”
The total turnout countywide is the highest in Tennessee’s 95 counties. It outpaces 2022 but trails the 2018 early voter turnout for the same election cycle. Election Day is Nov. 3.
The general elections for three newly drawn congressional districts that divide Shelby County are expected to be a potent draw on the Nov. 3 ballot along with a tightening race for governor.
Early voting through Saturday in Shelby County is approximately 11,000 off the 2018 pace of early voting for the same midterm election cycle.
Also in the roundup: Commissioner Rhonda O’Dell’s second letter about Edmund Ford Jr., “Souls to the Polls” rallies worked to boost the early vote turnout Saturday and Pearson and Molder make appeals beyond party lines.
Kyler Gilkey’s second bid for public office this year was shut down by the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office because it was his second attempt at a state House of Representatives seat, albeit a different one.
Shelby County’s August votes are certified, but the data may be disheartening for Democrats. Also in the political roundup, Democratic Party leaders “introduce” Jerri Green, and Wanda Halbert exits office after two tumultuous terms.
Amid ballot problems during early and absentee voting, the Shelby County Election Commission certified the results from the Aug. 6 election.
The chain of events chronicled in the two misdemeanor traffic camera footage, Facebook video and a chain of events chronicled in two misdemeanor citations trace the months-long path to a not-guilty plea by the county commissioner.Related content:
Also in the political roundup, two write-in candidates appeared to fizzle by the unofficial vote totals, the Memphis narrative moves into the general election campaign and a D.C. Scorecard going into the August recess.
“Sunny skies and high candidate interest” boosted voter turnout numbers before polls closed Thursday, Aug. 6.
As Election Day voting begins, Shelby County residents head to the polls, with heavier turnout expected during the afternoon rush hour, according to the Election Commission.
An early voting problem was traced to a single voting machine in Bartlett that more than 300 voters used, which could lead to lawsuits challenging election results.
The Daily Memphian analyzes the first six days of early voting data within the three new congressional districts that split Shelby County and the race for Tennessee governor.
Election officials talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the disruption of new congressional districts and how that could lead to an increase in voter turnout.
Most of the early and absentee votes in the first two days of the ongoing early voting period were cast in Democratic state and federal primaries.
The most complex ballot of the three 2026 Shelby County elections begins early voting Friday. President Donald Trump and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have both endorsed candidates in the 9th Congressional District race.
About 700 absentee voters in Shelby County will receive a supplemental ballot that is expected to arrive by July 15.
Who has pulled petitions for the Nov. 3 ballot for suburban general elections so far?
Monday, June 22, was the first day that candidates in Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington could pull petitions for the general election Nov. 3.
The election is Aug; 6. The Shelby County Election Commission is preparing to mail out notices to inform county voters of their new congressional districts.
Shelby County commissioners used extra decimal places Monday, June 29, in setting a new county property tax rate.
Also in the political roundup: Washington’s affordable-housing standoff, the Ultimate Fighting Championship plot and A C Wharton Jr. warns Mickell Lowery about being mayor.
A Shelby County judge has moved up his retirement date, so the Election Commission is adding a race for his position to the other five already on the ballot.