With 25 qualified candidates for Memphis mayor as of today, Richard Holden, Shelby County Election Commission administrator, said this ballot is unusually large.
"I believe it's the largest number of candidates for a single office in the history of the county. I don't think we've ever had 25 candidates for one office," he said, noting that some may drop out by next Thursday.
He said a typical race for office involves two to five candidates.
After checking with his IT staff, Holden confirmed that all 25 candidates names will be able to fit on a single touch voting screen. Holden said the election commission could face issues of fairness if voters were required to scroll through multiple screens of candidate names to vote.
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