At the noon filing deadline for the Memphis mayor's race, the offices of the Shelby County Election Commission were relatively quiet.
Candidate Silky Sullivan lingered in the foyer, chatting with members of the media. Candidate and former City Councilwoman Carol Chumney breezed through to drop off more signatures for her petition.
Candidates are required to gather 25 signatures, but Chumney, who already turned in her paperwork, wanted to be over-prepared.
"I always want to make sure I have more than enough," she said, before slipping out to a speaking event at the Exchange Club in East Memphis.
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