City Council · August 18, 2026
Update City Charter to reflect current election processes
An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Knoxville to amend the Charter of the City of Knoxville, specifically Chapter 412 of the Private Acts of 1923 of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, entitled, "An act to incorporate the City of Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee, and define the rights, powers and liabilities of the same; to fix the boundaries of said municipality, and repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act," and all acts amendatory thereto, by amending Article VII, Sections 707(A), (B), and (C) so as to reflect the process for primary and regular elections of council members implemented in 2025 to be consistent with Public Chapter 391, Acts of 2023, including establishing by charter that only voters within a city district shall vote in a council district election, and changing the candidates placed on the regular election ballot to candidates receiving the two (2) highest number of votes in the primary rather than the two (2) candidates with the highest number of votes, and further providing for the submission of this ordinance to the qualified voters of the City of Knoxville for approval as provided in Article XI, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee. (Requested by Councilmember Parker)
On August 18, 2026, “Update City Charter to reflect current election processes” failed before the City of Knoxville, TN City Council by a vote of 2–6.
Motion to approve
Moved by Amelia Parker · seconded by Doug Lloyd
The vote as recorded
No · 6
Aye · 2
Absent · 1
Public forum
The clerk’s minutes note 1 speaker at the public forum for this meeting.
A sign-up count from the minutes — not a measure of overall public opinion.
Minutes of the 18 August 2026 meeting — page 5
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