Blackshear
TNPer
I'm aware that we should have started the process for the fall elections. I appointed an election commissioner Aug. 23 and, shockingly, the ball's been dropped so far. I'll give it a day or so to get straightened out or, if all else fails, I'll run the thing myself. I'm ready to move on and I assure you this delay is as unwelcome to me as it is to you.