Mt. Juliet, TNVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Mt. Juliet Board of Commissioners Election 2026

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council seats up

2 contests

4 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Commissioner District 2 · 1 seat

Commissioner District 4 · 1 seat

Mt. Juliet voters choose the commissioner for their own district; only Districts 2 and 4 are on this ballot. The mayor and the District 1 and District 3 commissioners are not up.

2 notes on these statements

The ballot also includes a referendum on whether Mt. Juliet should repeal its adoption of home rule. Mt. Juliet Ordinance 2026-62 (certified copy): home rule question · Aug 10, 2026

James Maness is listed as Mayor, and Scott Hefner and Art Giles as Commissioners, with terms ending November 13, 2028. Mt. Juliet Legistar

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Art Giles5sourcedScott Hefner5sourcedJames ManessMayor; term ends November 20288sourced

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Match quiz4 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesRepealing home rule, Growth and impact fees, Budget and property taxesKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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Mon, Oct 5, 2026

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What the next council decides

Repealing home rule

Where it standsVoters will decide on Nov. 3 whether the city repeals its adoption of home rule; repeal would take effect January 4, 2027.

What's on the tableThe commission elected this year will govern under whichever charter voters choose, and would decide whether to seek state private acts if repeal passes.

Growth and impact fees

Where it standsThe city approved about $75,000 for an impact fee study on Sept. 28, 2026, and a 53-acre land-use change to high density is set for second reading Oct. 26.

What's on the tableThe next commission will decide whether to adopt impact fees and how to rule on residential rezonings and annexations.

Budget and property taxes

Where it standsThe FY2026-27 budget was adopted 4-1 on June 22, 2026.

What's on the tableThe next commission will set the FY2027-28 budget and property tax rate.

License plate readers

Where it standsThe city's police license plate reader program uses Flock Safety cameras under agreements the board approved in 2025.

What's on the tableThe commission will decide whether to keep, change or end the Flock Safety agreement.

Term limits

Where it standsThe board voted 3-2 in March 2024 not to put a term-limits referendum on the ballot; none is on the November 2026 ballot.

What's on the tableThe commission could take up a term-limits referendum for a future ballot.

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  1. 1. Should the city charge developers an impact fee for roads and other infrastructure?

  2. 2. What should the city do with its property tax rate?

  3. 3. Should the city keep using license plate reader cameras?

  4. 4. Should commissioners and the mayor face term limits?

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The seat math

3 stay (not up this year): Art Giles, Scott Hefner, James Maness2 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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