Hi! I’m the aforementioned individual in this piece, and I appreciate #9 spreading the message! I just wanted to add one piece of clarification, though:

As far as the petitions go, I would much prefer collecting them myself. I and whoever wants to join me will present copies of the petition to the Agenda Committee on November 7 in support of our movement to place the amendment question on the November agenda. In between the Agenda Committee meeting and the General Session on November 19, we will collect even more signatures and present the sum total to the Commission during their review of our agenda item.

Also, should the Commission elect not to subject the recall amendment to a vote by the people, we will need all of those signatures together in one place in order to go about getting them on a certified petition.

Finally, state law says that, while many can collect the signatures, only one designated agent can submit them.

So, if you want to collect some signatures, I’d appreciate it! Just shoot me an email at petition@politicalknoxville.com when you’re finished, and I’ll more than happily come to you and collect them.

All it takes is a signature and a vote!

-Regards,

Brian Paone
Political Knoxville