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FedExForum set up to process, scan historically high number of absentee/mail-in ballots Election Day
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/politics/elections/fedexforum-set-up-to-process-scan-historically-high-number-of-absenteemail-in-ballots-election-day/522-3da95cd4-86ad-4566-8071-3428b31cb3e5Nearly four times the amount of ballots were requested compared to 2016 total.
Author: Brad Broders
Published: 3:52 PM CST November 2, 2020
Updated: 6:10 PM CST November 2, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — "When the Grizzlies offered this space, it was a godsend," Shelby County Election Commission spokesperson Suzanne Thompson said.
Instead of Memphis Grizzlies or Tigers basketball, a much different contest will play out on the FedExForum floor Election Day: democracy in action.
Starting at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, as many as 29,000 returned absentee/mail-in ballots will be processed.
More at link.
Shelby County / Memhis is VERY Blue!