There won't be any names on any ballots because there won't be an election and it appears there will be no public debate, so voters of Knox County will have no vote and no voice in who County Commission appoints as replacements for the Knox County government vacancies created by the term limits decision.
People are being urged to contact their County Commissioners [1], who will vote on the replacements in a special Jan. 31st meeting, to let them know who they support (or oppose).
The problem is, with no ballot it's hard to know who is being considered other than those who have publicly declared their intent to seek appointment.
Here is my best effort* at compiling a list of those who have declared or have otherwise been the subject of speculation. The term limited officeholder is listed next to each office in parenthesis. Please note any corrections, updates, or additions in comments.
UPDATE: The Knoxville News Sentinel has just launched a new web page [2] with candidate letters of intent, resumes, etc.
UPDATE: Props to KNS for putting up the aforementioned website. This is a great public service in the absence of same by Knox County.
NOTE: The KNS says at the website that candidates have until Jan. 29th to submit a letter of intent to County Commission. Somehow I missed that. Does anyone know if they will only consider candidates who submit a letter?
County Commission 1st District (Diane Jordan):
Lewis Logan
Janara Frazier
Evelyn C. Gill
Nick Della Volpe
Josh Jordan
Helen Lewis
2nd District (Billy Tindell):
Cortney Piper
Jonathan Wimmer
Amy Broyles
Chuck Williams
4th District (John Schmid, Phil Guthe):
Mike Alford
Lee Trammel
Ed Shouse
Elaine Davis
Lisa Bogaty
William H. Daniels
Scott Davis
John Patrick Deatherage
Archie Ellis
Joan Wagner
Craig Fischer
Richard Cate
5th District (John Griess):
Tom Salter
Kyle Philips
Marylin Cobble
Robin Butler
Brian Hornback
6th District (Mark Cawood):
Sharon Cawood
Charles S. Giles
Jimmie Shelton
Randy Williams
8th District (John Mills):
Gary Koontz
James C. Eubanks
Jack Huddleston
9th District (Larry Clark):
Gary Underwood
Randy Hinton
Rob Huddleston
Register of Deeds (Steve Hall):
Sherry Witt
Scott Emge
Trustee (Mike Lowe):
Fred Sisk
Craig Leuthold
County Clerk (Mike Padgett):
Billy Tindell
George Stooksbury
Carolyn Carter Jensen
Sheriff (Tim Hutchison):
J.J. Jones
Tom Spangler
Bobby Waggoner
Lee Trammel
Todd Cook
Scott Moore
Randy Tyree
Larry Hunter
Isa Infante
Others (unspecified seats):
Harry Sherrod
(*Sources: Knoxville News Sentinel [3], Halls Shopper [4], Michael Silence [5], KnoxViews.)