Knox County Administrator of Elections Greg Mackay notes that the ballot order [1] for local elections has been set for the August 7th county general and state primary election. (Early voting begins July 18th!)

He also notes that the ballot will have two charter amendment referendums for the county and one for the city.

• County: Recall amendment to Charter [2]

• County: Lower number of signatures required Charter amendment [3]

• City: Amend charter to allow property qualified voters to vote only by mail [4] (City of Knoxville voters only)

Greg suggests that voters study the above referendums before coming to the polls. The exact "yes/no" ballot wording has not yet been provided for the county referendums. The ballot wording for the city referendum is contained within the ordinance linked above.

Regarding the city charter referendum for "property qualified" voters, Greg says:

State law and the City Charter allow nonresident property owners to vote in City elections. This amendment would provide that they would cast such ballots only by mail. It would only affect about 200 voters. Other cities, including Athens, do it this way. It greatly relieves confusion at the polling place.