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Pamela Moses urges commission to seek removal of election administrator over ballot errors
Summary
A public commenter told the Shelby County Commission she believes Election Commission administrator Linda Phillips cannot be trusted and urged commissioners to recommend her removal after alleged certification errors and absentee ballots missing judicial races; the complaint is being litigated in court, she said.
Pamela Moses told the Shelby County Board of Commissioners during the public-comment period that she wants the body to recommend removal of Shelby County Election Commission administrator Linda Phillips, saying recent errors have undermined voters’ trust. "I am asking this board to formally make a recommendation that Linda Phillips be removed as administrator for the Shelby County Election Commission," Moses said, noting litigation she says stems from an allegedly incorrect certification.
Moses described a November 2021 prosecution tied to incorrect information she says came from Phillips and said 700 Shelby County absentee ballots were received without certain judicial races included. "Human error is an election travesty, not a minor matter," she said, arguing that ballot mistakes can permanently deny a voter the right to choose. Commissioners did not take immediate action during the meeting but heard the concern during the public-comment period.
Why it matters: The county’s process for certifying ballots and administering elections is a matter of public trust and legal consequence. Moses said the matter is in the courts; commissioners who asked about election administration elsewhere on the agenda requested additional reporting and transparency measures. The comment was recorded under the public-comment section and will be part of the commission’s public record.
