The Current Law
CHAPTER 50 -- TERM LIMITS
#1137. PUBLIC POLICY. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the city of New York to limit to not more than eight consecutive years the time elected officials can serve as mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough president and council member so that elected representatives are “citizen representatives” who are responsive to the needs of the people and are not career politicians.
#1138. TERM LIMITS. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this charter, no person shall be eligible to be elected to or serve in the office of mayor, public advocate comptroller, borough president or council member if that person had previously held such office for two or more full consecutive terms (including in the case of council member at least one four-year term), unless one full term or more has elapsed since that person last held office, provided, however, that in calculating the number of consecutive terms a person has served, only terms commencing on or after January 1, 1994 shall be counted.
#1137. PUBLIC POLICY. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the city of New York to limit to not more than eight consecutive years the time elected officials can serve as mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough president and council member so that elected representatives are “citizen representatives” who are responsive to the needs of the people and are not career politicians.
#1138. TERM LIMITS. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this charter, no person shall be eligible to be elected to or serve in the office of mayor, public advocate comptroller, borough president or council member if that person had previously held such office for two or more full consecutive terms (including in the case of council member at least one four-year term), unless one full term or more has elapsed since that person last held office, provided, however, that in calculating the number of consecutive terms a person has served, only terms commencing on or after January 1, 1994 shall be counted.
SECTION 2. This local law shall take effect on January 1, 1994.
Break the Hold!
In two elections, over One Million New Yorkers voted in favor
of placing a Two-Term Limit on City Council members and other
elected offices. Councilman Oliver Koppell now wants to overturn the people's Term Limits Law, and disregard the people's will.
Koppell plans to prevent New Yorkers from voting on the matter. Please tell Koppell to keep his hands off New York's Term Limits Law! Here are FOUR ways you can act:
1) Email Koppel Now: koppell@council.nyc.ny.us
2) Call Koppell & Speak Your Piece: 212-788-7078!
3) Call New York's Council Speaker Quinn @ 212 788-7210!
4) Sign the New York Term Limit Petition HERE!
News
Oct 8, 2008
Mailing You Received Riddled With Errors
Today, many people on our Term Limits mailing list received a mailing riddled with errors that an overzealous computer geek sent out. We apologize for this mistake and ask you ignore this mistaken missive.... Read More... (0)
Oct 7, 2008
Lauder Opposes Permanent Change To Term Limit Law
New York Times reports on a tense meeting between Ronald Lauder and City's Corporation Counsel. This conversation was an attempt to get Lauder to buy into a City Council initiative to change term limit law... Read More... (0)
Oct 2, 2008
A Message From New Yorkers For Term Limits
New Yorkers for Term Limits remains committed to the eight-year, two term limit on City officeholders one million voters here twice approved. Yet, extraordinary circumstances now require NYTL to take an extraordinary step.Two difficult realities... Read More... (0)
Sep 18, 2008
Citizens Union Organizes To Stop The City Council
New York's oldest good government group, Citizens Union, is mobilizing to stop Council action to extend term limits without a vote of the people. Elizabeth Benjamin has the story.... Read More... (0)
Sep 18, 2008
Mark Green Makes The Case For Keeping Term Limits
New York's term limits movement has always been supported by people on the Left and on the Right. Today, former City Council President Mark Green articulates why Bloomberg and the City Council should leave term... Read More... (0)
Mailing You Received Riddled With Errors
Today, many people on our Term Limits mailing list received a mailing riddled with errors that an overzealous computer geek sent out. We apologize for this mistake and ask you ignore this mistaken missive.... Read More... (0)
Oct 7, 2008
Lauder Opposes Permanent Change To Term Limit Law
New York Times reports on a tense meeting between Ronald Lauder and City's Corporation Counsel. This conversation was an attempt to get Lauder to buy into a City Council initiative to change term limit law... Read More... (0)
Oct 2, 2008
A Message From New Yorkers For Term Limits
New Yorkers for Term Limits remains committed to the eight-year, two term limit on City officeholders one million voters here twice approved. Yet, extraordinary circumstances now require NYTL to take an extraordinary step.Two difficult realities... Read More... (0)
Sep 18, 2008
Citizens Union Organizes To Stop The City Council
New York's oldest good government group, Citizens Union, is mobilizing to stop Council action to extend term limits without a vote of the people. Elizabeth Benjamin has the story.... Read More... (0)
Sep 18, 2008
Mark Green Makes The Case For Keeping Term Limits
New York's term limits movement has always been supported by people on the Left and on the Right. Today, former City Council President Mark Green articulates why Bloomberg and the City Council should leave term... Read More... (0)
