There are 5 article(s) tagged Pablo Varela:

• April 2020

  • Conference call glitches and secret bids sideline voting machine decision

    County purchasing officials won’t make bid documents on a new voting system public until after the Election Commission makes a final decision. 

    By Bill Dries April 01, 2020

• September 2019

  • Court dismisses lawsuit over Germantown mayoral votes

    A lawsuit filed by John Barzizza, a Germantown mayoral candidate, was dismissed Friday following insufficient evidence to overturn election results.

    By Abigail Warren September 20, 2019

• October 2018

  • Black Voter Project, NAACP ask court to intervene in alleged Shelby County Election Commission violations

    The Tennessee Black Voter Project and NAACP Memphis branch are seeking a Chancery Court order directing the Shelby County Election Commission to resolve problems with thousands of voter registrations after the groups’ representatives say they witnessed violations of state law at the county’s voting operations center.

    By Sam Stockard October 24, 2018

  • State elections coordinator reports ‘large number’ of duplicate voter registrations, other problems

    Tennessee Elections Coordinator Mark Goins, responding to questions from Memphis state lawmakers, says county election offices are encountering duplicate voter registrations and other problem applications amid record numbers of voter sign-ups for the mid-term election Nov. 6.

    By Sam Stockard October 24, 2018

  • Tennessee Black Voter Project contends Shelby County violating state, federal laws

    The Tennessee Black Voter Project – reviewing voter registration applications in Memphis – believes the Shelby County Election Commission is violating state and federal law and demands changes be made before Election Day Nov. 6.

    By Sam Stockard October 23, 2018