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Shelby Co. Election Commission receives unprecedented number of requests for absentee ballots
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/07/14/shelby-co-election-commission-receives-unprecedented-number-requests-absentee-ballots/SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - So far the Shelby County Election Commission has received more than 1,000% more requests for an absentee ballot for the August primary compared to past elections. In June, a Tennessee judge ruled absentee by mail ballots can be open to every amid the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has us rethinking how we do a lot of things.
“Previously in Tennessee, you’ve had to have one of 12 reasons to vote absentee,” said Shelby County Administrator of Elections Linda Phillips. “Now, if you have reason to fear the pandemic that is an acceptable reason to vote absentee."
The latest request for an absentee ballot has been updated to include that reason. You can get the form on the Shelby County Election Commission’s website or at its office on Nixon Road.
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