Stanton, California, City Council Term Limits, Measure RR (November 2016)
| Measure RR: Stanton City Council Term Limits |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 8, 2016 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local term limits |
| Related articles |
| Local term limits on the ballot November 8, 2016 ballot measures in California Orange County, California ballot measures |
| See also |
| Stanton, California |
A city council term limits measure was on the ballot for Stanton voters in Orange County, California, on November 8, 2016. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of enacting term limits of two terms for city council members, regardless of whether or not the two terms served were consecutive. |
| A no vote was a vote against enacting term limits of two terms for city council members, thereby leaving no limit to the number of terms a city council member can serve. |
Election results
| Measure RR | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 6,916 | 75.24% | ||
| No | 2,276 | 24.76% | ||
- Election results from Orange County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
| “ | Shall the City of Stanton adopt a measure providing that a person may not hold office as a City Council member if he or she has, after December 31, 2015, served on the City Council for two full terms?[2] | ” |
Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Stanton City Attorney:
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The City of Stanton does not currently impose limits on the number of terms one may serve on the City Council. Measure RR provides that a person may not hold office as a Stanton City Councilmember if that person has, after December 31, 2015, served on the City Council for two full terms (eight years). On October 13, 2015 the City Council determined that Measure RR had obtained sufficient petition signatures to qualify for the ballot under California Elections law. Therefore, on November 10, 2015 the City Council placed Measure RR on the ballot for Stanton’s next Regular Election, to be held on November 8, 2016. If Measure RR is approved, the two-term limit provided therein will only apply to future City Council terms starting with the November 8, 2016 election. While Measure RR purports to make a Councilmember’s current term of service count against the two-term limit (by setting a December 31, 2015 index date) California Government Code Section 36502(b) states that a City term limit measure may only apply prospectively. Therefore, new or re-elected Councilmembers in 2016 would serve their first term under the two-term limit starting with the November 8, 2016 election (eligible to be re-elected in November, 2020). Further, new or re-elected Councilmembers in 2018 would serve their first term under the two-term limit starting with the November, 2018 election (eligible to be re-elected in November, 2022). Once a Councilmember has served two full 4-year terms after these dates, the two-term limit will apply and he or she would no longer be eligible to serve on the City Council. If the measure is approved, there may be a loss of institutional knowledge on the City Council, as incumbents are termed out. There may also be additional costs to the City for training and education of new Councilmembers. For a more detailed discussion of the potential impacts of Measure RR, we refer you via the hyperlink below to Staff’s impartial impact report to the City Council on November 10, 2015. Measure RR requires simple majority approval of the voters to pass. A “Yes” vote on Measure RR will approve the Term Limits Measure. A “No” vote on Measure RR will not approve the Term Limits Measure.[2] |
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| —Stanton City Attorney[1] | ||
Full text
The full text of the measure was available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a successful initiative petition campaign.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Measure RR," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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