LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF

KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY

TENNESSEE

P. O. Box 31825
Knoxville, TN 37930-1825
(865) 546-8961

Welcome to the public information service of the League of Women Voters of Knoxville-Knox County. The League is a nonpartisan organization: we do not support or oppose any candidates or political parties.

The current version of Know Your Government Officials is now available in PDF format. 

The Help America Vote Act was passed in October, 2002, to replace some voting systems, to provide assistance with the administration of federal elections and to establish minimum election administration standards for states and local governments. The State of Tennessee's HAVA site lists committee members and contains the text of Tennessee's implementation plan.

Mission

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Core Values

The goal of the League of Women Voters is to help citizens fulfill the promise of democracy. Toward that goal, we...

• Are a nonpartisan, political, membership organization.
• Believe that grassroots initiatives and consensus building are the strengths of our organization.
• Believe that our organization models principles of good governance.
• Consider well before taking action and prepare well before beginning to act.
• Believe that citizenship requires knowledge, as well as the ability and will to act.
• Believe that the responsibility of good government rests on the shoulders of its citizens.
• Believe that the rights of citizens at home and abroad are interdependent.

The League of Women Voters Education Fund is a nonpartisan public policy educational organization, which:

• builds citizen participation in the democratic process.
• studies key community issues at all government levels in an unbiased manner.
• enables people to seek positive solutions to public policy issues through education and conflict management.

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Be A Part of It! Contact the Local League

Local League:

LWV of Knoxville/Knox County
Judy Poulson, Webmaster, LWVK/KC
League of Women Voters of Tennessee

State Office:

Publications of Interest:

• Know Your Government Officials, a public officials directory, updated after each election.
• Voters Guide, published before contested elections, contains candidate bios and positions on selected issues.
• A Close-up Look at Taxes, March 1994, a primer on state and local taxes.
• Knox County Governments, 1998, describes county and municipal departments, their areas of responsibility and how they function. Limited quantity still in print. To order, call 546-8961 or e-mail us.

For information on publications from our national organization, click here.

Become a Member

League membership is open to all U. S. citizens (male or female) age 18 or older upon payment of dues. Local dues are $50 and may be sent to our Local League address, payable to LWV K/KC. Persons who join become members of the local, state and national League of Women Voters.

If you would like to learn more about the League before joining, call or write the Local League and request to be on our mailing list for a complimentary, 3-month period.

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This page last updated in January 2008

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