Washington Local Term Limits Initiative (2018)

Washington Local Term Limits Initiative

Election date
November 6, 2018
Topic
County and municipal governance and Term limits
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
State statute| Origin
Citizens

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The Washington Local Term Limits Initiative was not put on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 6, 2018.

The measure would have established term limits of two consecutive terms for county executives, county councilmembers, mayors, and city councilmembers.[1]

Tim Eyman proposed multiple versions of the initiative.

## Contents

* 1 Text of measure
* 1.1 Ballot title
* 1.2 Ballot summary
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 3 See also
* 4 Footnotes

## Text of measure[edit]

### Ballot title[edit]

The following are the ballot titles for the initiatives:[1]

Initiative Measure No. 927

Initiative Measure No. 927 concerns term limits for local elected officials.

This measure would prohibit any county executive, county councilmember, mayor, or city councilmember from serving more than two consecutive terms in that office, and set an expiration date for some officeholders’ current terms.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

Initiative Measure No. 928

Initiative Measure No. 928 concerns term limits for local government officials.

This measure would prohibit county councilmembers, county executives, city councilmembers, and mayors from serving for more than two consecutive four-year terms in the same position, including service prior to the measure’s enactment.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

Initiative Measure No. 932

Initiative Measure No. 932 concerns term limits for county and city government officials.

This measure would prohibit county councilmembers, county executives, city councilmembers, and mayors from serving for more than two consecutive four-year terms in the same position, including service prior to the measure’s enactment.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

Initiative Measure No. 933

Initiative Measure No. 933 concerns term limits for city and county elected officials.

This measure would prohibit county councilmembers, county executives, city councilmembers, and mayors from serving for more than two four-year terms in the same position, including service before the measure’s effective date.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

Initiative Measure No. 936

Initiative Measure No. 936 concerns term limits for city and county elected officials.

This measure would prohibit county councilmembers, county executives, city councilmembers, and mayors from serving for more than two four-year terms in the same position, including service before the measure’s effective date.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

### Ballot summary[edit]

The following are the ballot summaries for the initiatives:[1]

Initiative Measure No. 927

This measure would prohibit any person serving as county executive, county councilmember, mayor, or city councilmember from serving more than two consecutive terms. The current term of any county executive, county councilmember, mayor, or city councilmember who is not elected at the next general election after the effective date of the measure would expire on the second Monday in January following the election. The measure would apply to all counties and cities in Washington.[2]
Initiative Measure No. 928

This measure would prohibit service in county elective office for more than two consecutive four-year terms in the same position as Councilmember or Executive, and service in city elective office for more than two consecutive four-year terms in the same position as Councilmember or Mayor. Service prior to commencement of the measure is counted as part of any official’s two consecutive terms, and establishing residency in an alternate district does not circumvent the measure’s restrictions.[2]
Initiative Measure No. 932

This measure would prohibit county councilmembers, county executives, city councilmembers, and mayors from serving for more than two consecutive four-year terms in the same position. Service prior to commencement of the measure counts as part of any official’s two consecutive terms, but any elected official currently serving a term beyond the two consecutive four-year limit may remain in office until the term is completed. Establishing residency in an alternate district does not circumvent the restrictions.[2]
Initiative Measure No. 933

This measure would prohibit county councilmembers, county executives, city councilmembers, and mayors from serving for more than two four-year terms in the same position. Service prior to the effective date of the measure counts as part of any official’s two terms, but any elected official currently serving a term beyond the two four-year limit may remain in office until the term is completed. Establishing residency in an alternate district does not circumvent the restrictions.[2]
Initiative Measure No. 936

This measure would prohibit county councilmembers, county executives, city councilmembers, and mayors from serving for more than two four-year terms in the same position. Service prior to the effective date of the measure counts as part of any official’s two terms, but any elected official currently serving a term beyond the two four-year limit may remain in office until the term is completed. Establishing residency in an alternate district does not circumvent the restrictions.[2]

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

To make the 2018 ballot, proponents of Initiatives to the Legislature were required to submit at least 259,622 valid signatures by December 29, 2017.[3] If certified, initiatives are sent to the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate for consideration. The legislature chooses whether to enact the measure, send it to the 2018 ballot alone, or send it to the ballot alongside an alternative proposition.

Tim Eyman, Leo J. Fagan, and M.J. Fagan filed five versions of the initiative with the secretary of state's office in 2017. The first initiative petition received a ballot title and summary on May 5, 2017.[1]

Proponents of the initiative did not submit signatures to the secretary of state's office by the December 29, 2017, deadline and the measure was not put on the ballot.[4]

## See also[edit]

2018 measures

* 2018 ballot measures
* County and municipal governance on the ballot
* Term limits on the ballot

Washington

* Washington ballot measures
* Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

* Ballot measure lawsuits
* Ballot measure readability
* Ballot measure polls

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2017," accessed May 1, 2017
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar - 2017," accessed May 1, 2017
4. ↑ Ballotpedia Staff Writer, "Telephone correspondence with the Washington secretary of state's office," January 2, 2018

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