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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • 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…

  • Consumer Confidence in News Craters

    There are some products in this world that require, no, demand confidence. • You want to be confident the car you buy isn’t going to be a lemon. • You want to make sure the home you live in isn’t going to end up being a money pit. • You want to know that the…

  • 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…

  • A Little Resolution, A Lot of Cold Comfort – #voteshelby

    As I’ve noted in my last two posts, the business of the Shelby County Election Commission has been about as easy to pick through as high density, double reinforced concrete. There’s so little information available, and the information that is available is plain useless. So I decided to spend 3 hours of my day sitting…