Onondaga County term-limit proposals headed toward November ballot
An agreement in a dispute involving Onondaga County’s election commissioners would place two term-limit proposals before voters, pending county legislative approval.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
An agreement has been reached in a dispute involving Onondaga County election commissioners, with two proposed term-limit measures set to appear on the November ballot if approved by the county legislature next month.
The proposals would establish either a 12-year, or three-term, limit or a 16-year, or four-term, limit for the county executive and comptroller positions. If both measures receive majority support, the one with more votes would take effect.
The agreement settles a lawsuit filed by Democratic Commissioner Dustin Czarny against Republican Commissioner Kevin Ryan. The dispute followed a clerical error involving County Executive Ryan McMahon’s signing and later veto of a term-limit law. Supreme Court Judge Joseph Lamendola commended the agreement, saying voters would decide the issue.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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