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LaPorte County election board tells prospective candidates to check how their name will appear on the ballot
Summary
At a Jan. 15 election board Q&A, officials urged prospective candidates to confirm the name they enter on the declaration of candidacy (CAN-2) because the ballot will display exactly what is written and mail-in filings missing that field can create problems.
At a Jan. 15 public question-and-answer session, LaPorte County Election Board President Katie Bowen and staff told prospective candidates that the name they enter on the declaration of candidacy will be reproduced exactly on the ballot.
"At the very bottom, it has a very small printed section that has you write in how you want your name to appear on the ballot," Bowen said. "Whatever you write is how your name is going to appear on the ballot." She and…
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