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Stories Posted on June 21, 2008
Knox Charter Petition Group Begins Collecting Signatures
Category: Government Accountablilty · State: Tennessee · Source: WVLT Knoxville
A group of Knox County citizens is pushing for change within the county government by collecting signatures from registered voters. Thursday, the group hit the streets shortly after it won approval from the election commission to begin the petition. Sundown in the City offered the usual fun, food, and music, in addition to the chance to begin changing Knox County's Government. The Charter Petition Group was on hand collecting signatures of registered voters in an effort to get their issues on the November ballot. Their issues are numerous, including one which isn't getting much opposition, and that would change the county charter to ban an elected official from helping a family member get a job within the county. Eric Henry signed the petition, and says, "It just seems there's a good ole boy in government and I think sooner we can stop that and get back to accountability in government."
Liquor Petition on Way
Category: Alcohol Sales · State: Tennessee · Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
A local anti-annexation group is launching an effort Monday to let voters decide whether to allow sales of liquor by the drink in Knox County outside the Knoxville and Farragut municipal limits. Knox County Election Commissioner Greg Mackay said he met with the group's leader and told him Tennessee law prohibits the sale of liquor by the drink outside the Knoxville or Farragut city limits. "State law says you can't do it in any County Commission district which has part of its boundaries in a municipality," Mackay said Friday afternoon. "Every (Knox) County Commission district has part of the city in it. How would you have a referendum on something you can't do? We talked it over with him a week or two ago."