Letters and Feedback

The Memphis Charter Commission wants to hear from YOU.

If you are a citizen of the City of Memphis and you want to participate in the process of making modifications to our charter, please communicate your issues and/or recommendations to the Commissioners.

You can provide input by sending an email to any or all of the Commissioners (see individual member pages for email addresses), or you can send a letter to:

Memphis Charter Commission
125 N. Main, 5th floor, City Hall
Memphis, TN, 38103.


Feedback Received to-date:
Local Charters State of Tennessee citizens petitions(pdf)
August 2008
Memo from Wanda Halbert 8/21/2008(pdf)
TN Code Annoted Section 2-5-151 citizens petitions(pdf)
Memo from County Commissioner Mike Ritz 8/19/2008(pdf)
May 2008
Memo from Tarik B Sugarmon 5/2/2008(pdf)
Final List of Recommendations for Charter Changes (pdf)
Feedback from City Officials (pdf)
Citizen Recommendations for Charter Changes (pdf)
April 2008
Memo from Tom Marshall 4/24/2008(pdf)
February 2008
Memo from Tarik B. Sugarmon 2/21/08 (pdf)
Opinion Letter from Attorney General 2/13/08 (pdf)
Quasi-Governmental Entities - 2/8/2008(pdf)
Letter from James Johnson 2/7/08 (pdf)
Suggestions from Shelby County Election Commission (pdf)
Citizen Feedback 2/08 (pdf)
Feedback from City Officials (pdf)
Wanda Halbert re: Election Commission Charter Suggestions (pdf)
Recommendations for Special Election When Mayor Resigns (pdf)
Draft Rules for 2008 Memphis Charter - James Burch (pdf)
Questions and Answers About Instant Runoff Voting (pdf)
IRV Gives Election Results ASAP (pdf)
Instant Runoff Voting Various Charter Amendment Approaches (pdf)
January 2008
Letter from Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Esq. 1/15/08 (pdf)
Summary of Charter Commission Recommendations as of 1/2/08 (pdf)

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Memphis Charter Commission
125 N. Main St., 5th floor
Memphis, TN 38103


 
Current Issues:
Please feel free to read the following opinion documents regarding the issue of "Run-Off Elections".

In Favor of Run-Off Elections (pdf)

Against Run-Off Elections (pdf)