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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - As early voting begins in Tennessee, state and local election officials are warning voters about a false claim circulating online that a poll worker’s mark on a ballot automatically invalidates it.
Secretary of State Tre Hargett shared the post online Wednesday to alert the public and address the misinformation.
“In Tennessee, a ballot is not disqualified simply because an election official or poll worker makes an administrative notation on it,” Hargett wrote.
Davidson and Montgomery Counties’ election offices have received phone calls about the claim, according to their election administrators.
“It is 100% false,” Davidson County Election Administrator John Richardson said. “At the end of the day, we want to make sure that each and every voter that votes here in Davidson County is confident in the process.”
If you make a mistake while filling out your ballot or a worker writes on your ballot, and you’d like a new one, the ACLU of Tennessee said voters can request up to three replacement ballots.
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