A Wynne, Ark. man was taken to jail for a comment he made on Facebook. It was apparently initiated by a small town argument over a giant billboard for President Trump.
Memphian and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Tennessee Marquita Bradshaw voted Thursday afternoon with her family at the Glenview Community Center off Lamar Avenue.
Voters in Shelby County weren’t the only ones in Tennessee breaking early voting records. By the time polls closed on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the thirteenth day of early voting, more than 2.1 million ballots had been cast.
The DeSoto County courthouse in Hernando is the only place in the county where people can vote in person ahead of the election, called in-person absentee voting.
The last day to request an absentee ballot is Tuesday, October 27 in Tennessee if you want to vote by mail ahead of the November 2020 presidential election.
Among the high-profile races across the country is the bid to replace outgoing Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee. Democratic candidate Marquita Bradshaw is working to turn the seat blue as Trump ally Bill Hagerty goes into the home stretch with the support of the Republican Party.
This is the last weekend to vote early in Shelby County. There will be a number of “Get out and Vote” events throughout the city especially among Black organizations.
After more than 200,000 early votes in Shelby County in a week and a half, election officials said young voters have not been showing up. About 16 percent of eligible voters between 18 and 27 have voted.
There was no public access to Belmont’s campus for the debate. But you wouldn’t have known that from the way that Trump and Biden supporters lined the streets in Nashville.
By tonight when it’s all over, Tennessee will have hosted a grand total of two presidential debates and both of them will have happened here at Belmont University.
A local demonstrator is facing multiple charges after officers said he broke multiple laws while protesting Attorney General William Barr’s visit to Memphis.
As the FBI details new attempts by Iran and Russia to influence the 2020 presidential election, voters have one more chance to compare the candidates during Thursday’s debate in Nashville.
The U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to visit Memphis Wednesday to give an update on a recently launched law enforcement initiative called Operation LeGend.
Leaders assured Shelby Countians their right to vote will be protected from intimidation or civil unrest amid a polarizing presidential election cycle.
One week since returning to the campaign trail, where his handling of the pandemic is a central issue to voters, Trump blasted his government’s own scientists for their criticism of his performance.
Early voting turnout records are being shattered across the country, including in Tennessee, where more than 625,000 voters cast ballots in the first three days of early voting.
The FBI is investigating whether emails that were published by the New York Post related to Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, are connected to a possible Russian influence operation to spread disinformation, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Incumbent Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was campaigning with the DeSoto County Republican Party Friday, as the contest against her Democratic challenger Mike Espy heads into the closing weeks.
Trump faced a crackling round of questioning from Savannah Guthrie of the “Today” show, who pressed him on his personal experience with COVID-19, his finances and his support of conspiracy theories.
Lines continued at early voting polling places across west Tennessee, as Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett said the state’s voters are shattering prior early voting records.
The Shelby County Election Commission knew there would be a lot of interest in this election, and a record was set for the first day of early voting. Almost 27,000 people voted in Shelby County.
Shelby County election officials said Tuesday they have mailed more than 22,000 absentee ballots, and voters still have another two weeks to request to vote by mail.
Joe Biden has expressed opposition to the idea of expanding the Supreme Court before, but in recent weeks notably dodged multiple questions from the media about the proposal, insisting he would answer the question after the election.
“I strongly urge everybody to get out and vote. Do not allow fear in any form or fashion to keep you at home,” said Dr. Bruce Randolph, Shelby County health officer.
WMC political analyst Michael Nelson says confirmation hearings are less about trying to sway undecided voters and more about increasing turn out across the board.
The Democratic presidential nominee stressed an economic message and touted his own record while casting Trump as having abandoned working-class voters.
With the backdrop of a union facility in a key battleground county of Pennsylvania, Joe Biden on Saturday blistered President Donald Trump as only pretending to care about the working-class voters who helped flip the Rust Belt to the Republican column four years ago.
Leaders from several area women’s organizations gathered at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis on Saturday to launch a non-partisan campaign to encourage women to vote early.
National attention is now focused on Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and her Democratic challenger Mike Espy. One recent poll is showing Hyde-Smith up by one percentage point.
