April 17, 2017 (Memphis, Tenn.) Today the times that Early Voting
locations in the Special Election Primary are open for the House District 95th
House of Representatives seat will change. The two locations, one in Germantown
at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and the other in Collierville at the
Collierville Church of Christ, will be open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tennessee law requires early voting to take place for a
minimum of three hours with some evening hours. In the first week of early
voting the polls were open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“We wanted a variety of hours so that people could vote
regardless of their work schedule.” said Linda Phillips, administrator of
elections for the Shelby County Election Commission (SCEC).
This election affects a relatively small group of voters,
(51,412 of whom 46,597 are active), so SCEC officials decided to open the two
early voting precincts in the 95th district for fewer hours than
would be used in a county-wide election.
“Abbreviated hours can still be convenient for all voters
who wish to participate,” Phillips said.
Early voting turnout has been low thus far, but higher turnout
is expected for the General Election, to be held June 15, with early voting May
26 through June 10. For information about the total number of voters, the Early
Voting Report is available at www.shelbyvote.com.
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