Memphis charter: lobbyist registration and disclosure
Memphis city · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the Home Rule Charter of the City of Memphis, Tennessee, be amended to require the Memphis City Council, by ordinance, to create a lobbyist registration and disclosure process to ensure transparency and accountability?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
This measure asks Memphis voters whether the city charter should require the City Council to create a lobbyist registration and disclosure process by ordinance. The stated purpose is to ensure transparency and accountability. A YES vote requires the Council to create this process through an ordinance. A NO vote means the charter is not amended to require it.
Fiscal impact
The city's Director of Finance certifies that the amendment will have no effect on annual city revenues or spending. The statement gives no other cost or savings estimate.
Official explanation
FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT
I, Walter Person, Director of Finance for the City of Memphis, do hereby certify that the foregoing amendment shall have no impact on the annual revenues and expenditures of the City.
Official ballot arguments
No official arguments were filed for or against this measure.
What supporters and opponents say — outside sources (not official ballot arguments)
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Supporters say
No public statements in favor were found.
Opponents say
No public statements against were found.