Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Lawsuits, Locations, and Left Behind Voters
The Shelby County Election Commission is facing two lawsuits over early voting locations. How many voters are they serving and how many are left out?
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Why Change Now? – The Early Voting Saga Part II
The Election Commission is limiting Early voting this time around. But they haven’t given a solid answer as to why. Here are some possible reasons.
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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…
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Convention Center Facelift
Last week Memphis announced a major renovation to the Cook Convention Center. The investment is welcome, but is it enough to revive the convention business?
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Council Wants Second Shot at Holding City Back
The Memphis City Council thinks the City’s voters are just so dumb. Ten years ago, the fine people of Memphis voted to end runoff elections using a neat little system called Instant Runoff Voting (IRV). IRV does away with costly (around $250,000) and poorly attended runoff elections (6% of registered voters in 2015) by letting…
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Where is the Justice?
Another person has filed a complaint against Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich for hiding evidence in a trial. How many more violations are hiding in plain sight?
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