County Administrator Of Elections Apologizes For Some Names On Sample Ballot Being In All Caps

From the City of Nashville:

September 22, 2020

Two candidate’s names were mistakenly listed in all caps on the sample ballot sent to Davidson County households this week. All other candidate names appeared using upper and lower case letters. The errors appear only on the sample ballot and were unintentional mistakes.

“Our sincere apologies to Democratic Party nominee Heidi Campbell in the Tennessee Senate District 20 race and to Independent candidate John A. Gentry in the Tennessee Senate District 18 race for listing their opponents’ names in all caps,” said Jeff Roberts, administrator of elections. “It was simple human error. There was no intent to favor a particular candidate.”

“The Official Ballots we began mailing to absentee voters last week list all candidate names in the same format,” explained Roberts. “Additionally, voting machines both for Early Voting and Election Day have been programmed correctly.”

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