Tag: Norma Lester

  • Playing Games with Early Voting

    Playing Games with Early Voting

    You may think, like some local media folks do, that the uproar about Early Voting for the August Shelby County General election was just another example of whining Democrats saying the sky is falling. You’d be wrong. There are a lot of good reasons for Democrats to be suspicious of the Election Commission…even under administrator…

  • Securing the Vote

    Election Day is over, and despite some local reports of problems with too few machines in some places and malfunctioning machines in others…it seems to have gone pretty smoothly. Regardless of your political bent, we should all be thankful for that. It wasn’t that way for everyone, as the video to the left shows. No…

  • Seeking Truth – #VoteShelby

    Last night the Shelby County Election Commission met for their monthly meeting. Of course, there was a lot to discuss. In particular, the current election and challenges voters throughout Shelby County have been having receiving the correct ballots. The meeting itself wasn’t all that interesting…aside from a reported employee dispute that led to said employee…

  • More Details Election Commission Mistakes…Misstatements – #ShelbyVote

    Yesterday morning I noted the issues facing some voters in municipalities seeking to vote in school referenda. I also linked to several news reports detailing issues faced by voters. Last night, the Commercial Appeal reported that the issues had been resolved and all was well. Unfortunately, that is not exactly the case. A voter living…

  • Voting Problems Cast Doubt on the Process…Again

    Before I begin, I want to say there’s no question that elections in Shelby County are difficult. Lots of moving parts, with lawsuits, annexations, and all sorts of other issues. That caveat out of the way, just because something is hard, doesn’t mean we the citizens of Shelby County should be ok with consistent and…

  • Voter Info Updated…31 Days Out from Election Day #ShelbyVote

    Over the weekend, with little fanfare, the Shelby County Election Commission re-activated their precinct locator with updated information for the November election. You can find it here. As of this writing, the “Where to Vote” button, that was featured on the front page is still gone, so maybe they’re in testing mode. Either way, this…