Shelby County organizations work to boost voter engagement [Video]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With one week left until early voting ends, some of Shelby County’s most historic organizations are making their final pushes to get people to the polls. 

On Wednesday, the Shelby County Election Commission reported that voter turnout was down nearly 70,000 compared to the 2020 election. 

Every day that early voting has taken place in Shelby County, the numbers have jumped around quite a bit. The first day was the highest by far at nearly 24,000 votes, and it has declined significantly since then, now averaging about 17,000 voters a day. 

On Thursday, local chapters of the National Panhellenic Council encouraged voters by partnering with local churches and organizations to give rides to the polls. 

With low voter turnout in Tennessee’s largest county compared to the 2020 election, members of the nation’s oldest Black sororities and fraternities are trying to find solutions. 

“We were dealing with COVID, so some …