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Posted by: Paul Burch on Dec 21, 2023

The special prosecutor investigating Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert reported to Shelby County commissioners that “to date, we have not received in writing one formal complaint or grievance in the form of an email, letter or any other type of documented correspondence," according to the Daily Memphian. Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty G. Wamp is serving as special prosecutor to investigate if there are grounds for a move to oust Halbert from her position for mismanagement of the office. Wamp said Halbert’s tenure as clerk has included a backlog of registration renewals and violation of state law governing the release of public records requested in the probe. Halbert has denied wrongdoing and said her office has not received full funding from the county administration.