Submitted by R. Neal on Wed, 2007/01/17 - 9:50am
Tennessee Election Coordinator Brook Thompson sent Knox County Administrator of Elections Greg Mackay a letter stating:
[T]he Knox County Elections Commission .. cannot conduct a special election to fill these county vacancies. Rather, the election commission shall place these county offices on the regular August 7, 2008 election ballot. If the county primary boards so choose, either or both may timely call for a primary for any or all of these offices to be held with the February Presidential Preference Primary or in May.
According to Thompson, this is what is required by the Tennessee Constitution.
We were curious what a special election would cost the taxpayers of Knox County. Greg said a full special election would cost about $275,000. He wasn't sure how much a non-binding referendum as proposed by Commissioner Mark Harmon would cost, but presumably it would be less.
The Knoxville News Sentinel has more, including a report on the process proposed by Commission Chairman Scott Moore, the proposal by Commissioner Phil Guthe to ask the State Legislature for authority to hold a special election, and Commissioner Harmon's compromise proposal.
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It will be appointments...
Commissioner Harmon's compromise proposal is inventive and appealing. The cost being the major problem and timing being a secondary problem.
Richard Beeler has it right. It will be an appointment process. It may not be fair but State statue requires it. Herb's lawsuit will just muck things up and delay the inevitable.
I am still waiting for a second lawsuit that will require the 8 term limited Commissioners to be removed before the appointment process. I would have thought someone would have proceeded with that.
If they are term limited how can they select their replacements? I know the SC wrote that they serve their term until replaced but isn't there a way to remove them? Doesn't DA Randy Nichols have that authority?
Greg said a full special
Greg said a full special election would cost about $275,000
A small price to pay in order for the public to choose leaders rather than commissioners.
Maybe whomever is
Maybe whomever is responsible for ignoring the referendom for 12 years will pony up the funding.
Appointments by existing politicos, county mayor, or anyone else, is basically the concept voters spoke against by voting for term limits. We appreciate the offer, but we will make our own decisions. If there was ever a basis for special election, this would seem to be it.
Maybe whomever is
Maybe whomever is responsible for ignoring the referendom for 12 years will pony up the funding.
While I mostly agree with the rest of your comment, wouldn't the above include voters who kept voting for term-limited officeholders?
I think that would be fine.
I think that would be fine.
It is funny and sad at the same time...
WBIR news coverage of the Term Limits debacle as various politicians give their thoughts as to the best way to handle the situation. Caution, you are entering a spin zone. You may need a good sense of humour and/or a sickness bag.
Huh?
Could someone please decipher the statement that Hall makes after he says "I'm a winner"?
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