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RandySF

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Wed Oct 16, 2024, 01:17 AM Oct 16

Shelby County Election Commission anticipates larger voter turnout than in previous years

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Early voting starts in Tennessee on Wednesday for the November election. In other cities where early voting is already underway, turnout is way ahead of 2020, and voters are experiencing long lines and wait times.

Early voting in Shelby County will have 26 locations, but Election Day will be more than five times that number with 142 precincts. Shelby County election workers are rolling up their sleeves to prepare for the start of early voting tomorrow. And with a larger-than-usual voter registration, that won’t be an easy task.

"We’ve added about 7,000 voters to the roll since October first," said Linda Phillips, the Shelby County Election Administrator.

In the Election Operations Center, Phillips and her team are preparing to ship out hundreds of machines to voting locations.



https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/vote/memphis-shelby-county-election-voter-turnout/522-19346f39-512e-4907-86d9-35bf9da6da3b

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