Voting for the city of KNOX starke county

[gassprint1]

So i would like to know something i never came across before.
I live in Starke county, have a Knox address, pay taxes to the city of knox So why is it i can't vote for any government officials of the city of knox. I was told i had to live in the city limits. Candidates including the mayor were all standing outside the entrance saying stuff to people as they walked in such as Thanks for the support. Couldn't hear the whispering. Of course they were the democrat people. Republicans were by the road.

 

[Shadow01]

A court filing and hiring a lawyer may give you the answer. Taxation without representation…

 

[Jaybird1980]

So i would like to know something i never came across before.
I live in Starke county, have a Knox address, pay taxes to the city of knox So why is it i can't vote for any government officials of the city of knox. I was told i had to live in the city limits. Candidates including the mayor were all standing outside the entrance saying stuff to people as they walked in such as Thanks for the support. Couldn't hear the whispering. Of course they were the democrat people. Republicans were by the road.

I take it you're in the annexed part like I am?

 

[ancjr]

Yeah Jay beat me to it. My brother was annexed. Had to pay city taxes, trash, sewer and couldn't vote.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I take it you're in the annexed part like I am?

I always thought if someplace was annexed by a town/city, then they became part of that town/city (ie. in city limits).

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Yeah Jay beat me to it. My brother was annexed. Had to pay city taxes, trash, sewer and couldn't vote.

 

[Ingomike]

So i would like to know something i never came across before.
I live in Starke county, have a Knox address, pay taxes to the city of knox So why is it i can't vote for any government officials of the city of knox. I was told i had to live in the city limits. Candidates including the mayor were all standing outside the entrance saying stuff to people as they walked in such as Thanks for the support. Couldn't hear the whispering. Of course they were the democrat people. Republicans were by the road.

So the facts we can glean from your post and a couple of questions.

You live in Starke county.

Your mail is delivered by the Knox post office.

Not unusual that multiple precincts are at a polling location with different ballots.

Do you live inside the boundary of this map?

Knox, IN Profile: Map

Knox, Indiana boundary map.

indiana.hometownlocator.com

If you do you will vote for mayor etc. and pay Knox city tax.

If you do not you will not vote for mayor and will not pay Knox city tax.

Anything other is taxation without representation and is unconstitutional.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I always thought if someplace was annexed by a town/city, then they became part of that town/city (ie. in city limits).

Not quite here. They did expand the city limits into part of the annexed part, but only a little bit. I've been around and around with it, because they want to enforce their ordinances here, but I get no benefits to it.

We don't get trash, sewer, leaf pickup etc etc.

 

[gassprint1]

So the facts we can glean from your post and a couple of questions.

You live in Starke county.

Your mail is delivered by the Knox post office.

Not unusual that multiple precincts are at a polling location with different ballots.

Do you live inside the boundary of this map?

Knox, IN Profile: Map

Knox, Indiana boundary map.

indiana.hometownlocator.com

If you do you will vote for mayor etc. and pay Knox city tax.

If you do not you will not vote for mayor and will not pay Knox city tax.

Anything other is taxation without representation and is unconstitutional.

I live outside that area Mike, but we still pay taxes to the city. Something else i was always pissed about was taxes being paid to the damn lil airport that i believe is privately owned...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Not quite here. They did expand the city limits into part of the annexed part, but only a little bit. I've been around and around with it, because they want to enforce their ordinances here, but I get no benefits to it.

We don't get trash, sewer, leaf pickup etc etc.

I'd be pissed too! That's BS right there.

 

[ancjr]

Not quite here. They did expand the city limits into part of the annexed part, but only a little bit. I've been around and around with it, because they want to enforce their ordinances here, but I get no benefits to it.

We don't get trash, sewer, leaf pickup etc etc.

Yup. My brother went through the same thing.

 

[ancjr]

All the costs of being in the city with none of the benefits.

 

[gassprint1]

Not quite here. They did expand the city limits into part of the annexed part, but only a little bit. I've been around and around with it, because they want to enforce their ordinances here, but I get no benefits to it.

Kinda like that here. The knox police follow NO city limits for where they decide to sit an wait. They sit outside city limits in the county doing the sherrifs job. Years back i blew a bunch of crap to 1 of these city cops because he was not only blocking a driveway i needed to be in, but also the mailbox. He told me they could go anywhere in indiana as a cop. After he kept saying he was going to ticket me for this or that if i didn't leave..i called him a dickhead and left. In retaliation, he waited for me to get lil ways down the road and then come after me.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Kinda like that here. The knox police follow NO city limits for where they decide to sit an wait. They sit outside city limits in the county doing the sherrifs job. Years back i blew a bunch of crap to 1 of these city cops because he was not only blocking a driveway i needed to be in, but also the mailbox. He told me they could go anywhere in indiana as a cop. After he kept saying he was going to ticket me for this or that if i didn't leave..i called him a dickhead and left. In retaliation, he waited for me to get lil ways down the road and then come after me.

I'm outside of Knox city limits, but inside the annexed nonsense.

I am pretty sure an officer in Indiana has power throughout the state. Doesn't excuse someone being an ahole though.

 

[Gabriel]

Kinda like that here. The knox police follow NO city limits for where they decide to sit an wait. They sit outside city limits in the county doing the sherrifs job. Years back i blew a bunch of crap to 1 of these city cops because he was not only blocking a driveway i needed to be in, but also the mailbox. He told me they could go anywhere in indiana as a cop. After he kept saying he was going to ticket me for this or that if i didn't leave..i called him a dickhead and left. In retaliation, he waited for me to get lil ways down the road and then come after me.

That is basically true.

 

[gassprint1]

I'm outside of Knox city limits, but inside the annexed nonsense.

I am pretty sure an officer in Indiana has power throughout the state. Doesn't excuse someone being an ahole though.

Knox

 

[Jaybird1980]

Knox

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[HoughMade]

I am pretty sure an officer in Indiana has power throughout the state. Doesn't excuse someone being an ahole though.

Correct and correct.

 

[gassprint1]

?

Knox indiana...aka starke county??

 

[Jaybird1980]

Knox indiana...aka starke county??

Yes, I live in Knox.

Not city limits, but in the annexed area. If I walk across the street I am out of the annexed area