Hernando election commissioner says overturning park tax vote unlikely
City of Hernando maintenance worker Grace Sandidge works on the baseball fields on Robertson Gin Road. Voters rejected a 1% tax earmarked for the parks. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
There are not enough questionable ballots in the Hernando referendum for a 1% tax on prepared foods to overturn the results, a DeSoto County election officials says.
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