LINDA’S LETTER FALL 2025
We are busily preparing for the May 5, 2026, County Primary Election. The ballot includes 25 positions. Some voters will also see school board seats. Prospective candidates can pick up a petition to run for office in the County Primary from either of our beginning December 22nd. The names of the positions that will […]
LINDA’S LETTER – SPRING 2025
I don’t think most voters understand the importance of keeping their residential addresses up to date with the Election Commission. We need this information, not only to assign you to the correct precinct but also to communicate necessary information to you. For instance, if your polling location were to change, we would send you a […]
LINDA’S LETTER
I don’t think most voters understand the importance of keeping their residential addresses up to date with the Election Commission. We need this information, not only to assign you to the correct precinct but also to communicate necessary information to you. For instance, if your polling location were to change, we would send you a […]
LINDA’S VOTER CHECKLIST August 2024
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 Donald J. Trump as their candidate and Democratic party members chose Joe Biden as their candidate. At the county level, voters cast ballots for General Session Court Clerk as […]
LINDA’S VOTER CHECKLIST
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 District 86 kicked off with the primary in January and ended with the general election in August. With the presidential elections coming up next year, […]
LINDA’S VOTER CHECKLIST
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 be registered by Sept 5. Check your voter registration status or register to vote at www.govotetn.gov (link is external). Early voting starts soon and I always encourage […]
LINDA’S VOTER CHECKLIST
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. A few weeks following, Representative Justin Pearson became the new District 86 lawmaker before a controversial expulsion soon after. Pearson was reinstated by the […]
LINDA’S VOTER CHECKLIST
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! Click here(link is external) to see Election Day polling locations. The law requires us to have a general election, but Mr. Pearson has already been installed as […]