With nearly 8,000 votes cast in the first two days of early voting, will Shelby County witness one of the larger mid-term turnouts in recent history?
“The turnout has really been encouraging,” said Sidney Adkins, who was handing out voting...
A coalition of women’s groups will hold a news conference and a nonpartisan “Women Vote Early” rally Saturday (July 23) to encourage women to vote in the Aug. 4 elections.
Women Vote Early is led by the National Coalition of...
With four months to go before voters cast ballots for the next mayor of Memphis, the fifth in a series of Memphis People’s Convention Meet & Greet opportunities unfolded at the Southland Mall in Whitehaven on Saturday.
“I think voters...
by Joyce Kyles, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
Speaking to a diverse mix of business leaders, government officials and candidates seeking office, Congressman Cedric Richmond implored the movers and shakers of Memphis to spend their dollars in Memphis’ most vulnerable...
In 2018, there were over 50,000 voters registered in School Board District 6, which takes in ZIP Codes 38109 and 38116. But less than 14,000 people actually voted.
“That’s less than 30 percent of registered voters,” point out the Rev....
With 20-plus years working in the Shelby County Clerk’s office, Donna Creson now wants to run the place. On Wednesday, Creson shared that she chose to retire out of the Clerk’s office when confronted with the choice of retirement...
With three location options, eligible voters in House District 86 can now cast early-voting ballots for the Special Primary Election set for June 15.
The early-voting window opened on Friday and will be open through June 10.
Two candidates, Rep. Justin...
by Lee R. Watkins, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
Despite some controversial court rulings against it, the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association continues to fight and has seen momentum swing in its favor. Now, the Memphis-based organization is asking President...
In a race with 13 names on the ballot and several hundred votes cast for write-ins, former Memphis City Councilman Joe Brown emerged as the winner of the Democratic Party nomination for General Sessions Court Clerk.
Brown, who was term-limited...
A big win for two mayoral candidates is a head-scratching decision for some others. That dichotomy resulted from a Chancery Court judge’s ruling that Memphis does not have an enforceable five-year residency requirement.
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. and...