Election commission readies for November city election

By Mike Steely

Senior Writer

steelym@knoxfocus.com

The Knox County Election Commission met Wednesday morning to certify the results of the recent City of Knoxville primary election and set up plans for staffing and holding the November 4th city general election.

During the meeting, Knoxville City Attorney Charles Swanson asked the commission to change the wording on the November ballot dealing with the proposed sales tax option. The request was to indicate the referendum question as “Number One.” Election Commissioner Eddie Smith said that would confuse voters since there is no “Number Two” issue on the ballot.

Chairwoman Hannah Hooper agreed and said that if “Number One” was used, voters would be “flipping over the ballot” looki

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