Long Beach, California, Measure BBB, Local Term Limits Charter Amendment (November 2018)
| Measure BBB: Long Beach Local Term Limits Charter Amendment |
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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 Los Angeles County, California ballot measures Local governance on the ballot |
| See also |
| Long Beach, California |
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to change the term limits for the offices of mayor and city council member from two terms with unlimited opportunities to run as a write-in candidate to a maximum of three terms within a lifetime. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to change the term limits for the offices of mayor and city council member. |
Contents
Election results
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Measure BBB: Long Beach Local Term Limits Charter Amendment |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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75,833 | 56.82% | ||
| No | 57,627 | 43.18% | ||
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- Precincts reporting: 100%
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Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City Charter be amended to limit the Mayor and City Councilmembers to serving three terms and to prohibit individuals who have already served three terms from being elected as write-in candidates?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Long Beach City Attorney:
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Voter approval of Measure “BBB” would amend Section 214 of the Long Beach City Charter, relating to term limits for the offices of Mayor and City Councilmember. On August 7, 2018, the Long Beach City Council placed Measure “BBB” on the ballot for the consideration of Long Beach voters. Long Beach City Charter Section 214, “Term Limitations on Ballot Access by Candidates for City Council and Mayor,” currently provides that the Mayor and City Councilmembers may serve no more than two terms in office, unless they run as a write-in candidate. The Charter currently provides no limit on the number of times a candidate may run as a write-in, and further provides that the name of the write-in candidate who has been nominated at a primary election shall appear on the ballot for the general election as if he or she were formally nominated (not a write-in candidate). The proposed measure would provide that during his or her lifetime, a person may serve no more than three terms, as further defined in the measure, as Mayor, and no more than three terms as City Councilmember. From the November 6, 2018, general municipal election and for all future elections, any write-in candidacy will count towards the three-term limit. The proposed measure would further prohibit any candidate for the office of Mayor who has served three terms or City Councilmember who has served three terms from running as a write-in candidate. Under state law, term limits measures may only apply prospectively. Measure “BBB” requires simple majority approval of Long Beach voters to pass. If Measure “BBB” does not pass, the current Charter term limits will remain in effect. A “Yes” vote will approve Measure “BBB”. A “No” vote will not approve Measure “BBB”. [2] |
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| —Long Beach 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 Long Beach, California.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ County of Los Angeles, "Current and Upcoming Elections," accessed September 30, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Long Beach, "Impartial Analysis," accessed October 2, 2018
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