Counsel outlines three-step process for evaluating petition signatures

Apr 17, 2026

Election legal counsel and staff summarized a three-step approach—registration, signature comparison, address match—and said initials or printed names can count where there are "enough strokes" to identify the signer.

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Legal counsel and elections staff briefed commissioners on the standard used to evaluate nominating-petition signatures. Counsel described a three-part assessment: confirm the signer is a registered voter in Davidson County, compare the signature to the voter registration record, and confirm the address matches the registration.

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