What’s in a name? Election commissioners contend with nicknames, titles
Certified Memphis ballot will include a ‘prince’ and ‘underdog,’ but no ‘sister’ or ‘pastor’
The Oct. 3 ballot will feature an "underdog" and a "prince" but no "sister" and no "pastor" in what can be a fine line between the names people are known by and a candidate looking for an edge.
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2019 Memphis Elections Brent Taylor Dawn Bonner Gerald Kiner Shelby County Election CommissionBill Dries on demand
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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