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Ridgecrest places term-limit and mayoral-term changes on June ballot after heated public comment
Summary
Council voted to place two measures on the June 2 consolidated ballot to convert the '28 consecutive years' rule into two four-year terms and to change the mayoral term from two to four years; the item drew sustained public comment from the original initiative author and residents concerned about resetting incumbents' clocks.
Ridgecrest's City Council voted Feb. 4 to place two ballot measures before voters on the June 2, 2026 consolidated ballot: one would change the municipal code's term-limit metric from an "8 consecutive years" rule to "two 4-year terms" and clarify how appointed partial terms count toward limits; the other would change the elected mayor's term from two to four years.
City Attorney Martin said the measures are intended to correct an ambiguity in the code about how long an appointed council member's partial term counts for term-limit purposes. "In order to correct an ambiguity, shall the City of Ridgecrest…
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