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Council weighs 4‑year terms and recall question; historical petition thresholds raised
Summary
Council and residents discussed asking voters whether to change council terms from two to four years and whether to add recall procedures; speakers debated democratic accountability, petition signature requirements and historical context.
Greenbelt council members, Board of Elections representatives and residents discussed placing a charter question before voters on whether council terms should increase from two years to four years and whether a recall mechanism should be added. The Board of Elections told council it had no formal position on term length but suggested that, if the city puts the change to voters, it could be paired with a question on recall. "We don't have a position on whether council members should serve for 2 years or 4 years," a board member said, adding that recall provisions do not currently…
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