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"A good dress rehearsal for November" Shelby County election leaders prepare for surge of mail-in p
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/politics/elections/shelby-county-election-leaders-prepare-to-surge-of-mail-in-primary-ballots/522-0176044a-8a29-4ad5-bd95-f654815f1394Nearly 20 times as many ballot applications were mailed out compared to a typical primary.
Author: Brad Broders
Published: 4:29 PM CDT August 5, 2020
Updated: 6:37 PM CDT August 5, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At Shelby County election headquarters Wednesday, the tables are set and socially distanced for 60 people to sort through and review as many as 19,000 absentee and mail-in ballot Thursday.
"We have pretty detailed plan to get that done," Shelby County Election Administrator Linda Phillips said.
Phillips said as of Tuesday, about 4,000 mail-in ballot applications hadn't been mailed back, but are eligible to be counted if they are mailed in and arrive by the time the polls close at 7:00 p.m.Thursday.
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PS - Tomorrow is primary day in the Memphis area. I voted early in person. 👍
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