Metro Nashville and Davidson County | Nashville.gov

Services | Nashville.gov

Newsroom | Nashville.gov

Transit | Nashville.gov

Metropolitan Clerk's Office | Nashville.gov

Nashville.gov Terms of Service | Nashville.gov

Davidson County Election Commission | Nashville.gov

Metro Nashville Government Mobile Apps | Nashville.gov

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Metro Nashville and Davidson County \| Nashville.govwww.nashville.gov/	1
	Services \| Nashville.govwww.nashville.gov/services?keyword=&departments=5586	1
	Services \| Nashville.govwww.nashville.gov/services?keyword=Property&departments=All	1
	Services \| Nashville.govwww.nashville.gov/services?keyword=park&departments=5811	1
	Newsroom \| Nashville.govwww.nashville.gov/newsroom	1
	Transit \| Nashville.govwww.nashville.gov/featured-initiatives/transit	1
	Metropolitan Clerk's Office \| Nashville.govwww.nashville.gov/departments/metro-clerk	1
	Nashville.gov Terms of Service \| Nashville.govwww.nashville.gov/departments/government/terms-service	1
	Davidson County Election Commission \| Nashville.govwww.nashville.gov/departments/elections	1
	Metro Nashville Government Mobile Apps \| Nashville.govwww.nashville.gov/departments/government/mobile-apps	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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