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Knox County rules committee recommends new electronic-voting procedures
Summary
The Knox County Commission rules committee recommended amending Rule 1 to accommodate an electronic voting system that displays individual votes in real time, clarifies 'abstain' versus 'pass,' and reiterates the charter—onstitutional-majority (six votes) threshold for passage.
The Knox County Commission rules committee on Monday recommended amending Rule 1 to reflect the county—ommission's new electronic voting system, including a provision that the system display each commissioner s they cast a vote and that the chair announce results after the vote closes.
Commissioner Durett, who introduced the changes, said the draft creates a new Section K titled "voting procedures" requiring the chair to call for an electronic vote, specify how long the vote will remain open, and have the system display commissioners' votes in real time. "As members cast their votes, aye, nay, or abstain, the electronic system…
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