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I don’t think most voters understand the importance of keeping their residential addresses up to date...

In March, Shelby County residents took to the polls to choose their presidential candidate for the November national election. Republican party members in the county chose...

This year was a historical one here at the Shelby County Election Commission. Not only did we administer the Memphis Municipal Election but earlier this year the Special Election for...

Welcome to our special pre-election newsletter. The Memphis Municipal elections are just around the corner - Oct. 5. To be able to vote in that election, you must...

What a wild ride the last few months have been! On March 16, we conducted the first election in Shelby County history with only one candidate on the ballot, Justin Pearson.

The general election for the Tennessee House District 86, coming on March 14, will be a first of its kind because we have a single candidate on the ballot, Justin Pearson!

Monday, June 20th was the first day for issuance of petitions in the November 8th Municipal Elections, which includes Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington. Petitions will be issued from both the Downtown and the Nixon offices from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Deadline to file petitions is August 18th at Noon.

Nearly 40,000 voters cast their ballots during the Early Voting period for the Shelby County primary-only election. That’s nearly a 35% increase in turnout over the 2014 county primary-only election and on pace with the 2018 county primary election. 

Early voting for the May 3 County Primary Election began Wednesday, April 13 at 157 Poplar Avenue, one of the Election Commission offices, as mandated by law. 
 
Voters can view sample ballots here:
Democratic sample ballot
Republican sample ballot