July 5, 2017 -- Santa Monica voters will decide in November whether to limit the length of time members can serve on the City Council, which has seen only two incumbents defeated in the past 24 years.

Measure TL, which was certified by the City Clerk Thursday morning, would amend the City Charter to limit each of the council’s seven members to three terms ("Proposed Ballot Measure Calls for Term Limits for Santa Monica Council Members," February 1, 2018).

The measure would become effective after the November election, which includes two incumbents, Pam O’Connor and Kevin McKeown, who have served 24 and 20 years on the Council respectively. Both oppose term limits.

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