Chico City, California, Measure S, Term Limits (November 2018)
| Measure S: Chico City Council term limits measure |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local term limits |
| Related articles |
| Local term limits on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in California Butte County, California ballot measures |
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A term limits measure was on the ballot for Chico City voters in Butte County, California, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending section 401 of the Chico City Charter to limit city council members to no more than three terms. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending section 401 of the Chico City Charter to limit city council members to no more than three terms. |
Election results
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Chico Measure S |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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23,750 | 69.42% | ||
| No | 10,460 | 30.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall Section 401 of the Chico City Charter be amended to limit the members of the Chico City Council to no more than three (3) consecutive terms?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Chico City Attorney:
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This ballot measure would amend the Charter of the City of Chico to add term limitations of the members of the City Council. Presently, persons serving in each office may serve four-year terms. Consequently, those persons can, in effect, serve unlimited terms. This measure would eliminate the ability to serve unlimited terms and create a limit of three consecutive terms each for the offices of the City Council. The measure would operate prospectively, so that any time served by a person serving in office before November 6, 2018, would not count toward the term limit thereafter. A full term will be defined as any partial service of a term exceeding two years, or any term that ends as a result of resignation or removal. Calculation of terms includes any time served as mayor, vice-mayor, or mayor pro tempore. A "Yes" vote would serve to eliminate the ability of persons serving as a City Council Member to serve unlimited terms, and would limit an individual to serving a maximum of three (3) consecutive terms on the City Council. A "No" vote would serve to leave the absence of term limitations as is. This measure was placed on the ballot by action of the Chico City Council on July 3, 2018[2] |
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| —Chico City Attorney[3] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Chico City, California.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ "Butte County Elections Office","Measure S," accessed September 19, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Butte County Elections, "Measure S Impartial Analysis," accessed September 24, 2018
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