City of Lincoln #3 - Even Year Elections starting 2030
The Wording
City of Lincoln Ballot Question 3
CITY’S ALTERNATIVE AMENDMENT: SHALL ARTICLES III AND IV OF THE LINCOLN CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO ALIGN CITY
ELECTIONS WITH STATEWIDE ELECTIONS BEGINNING IN 2030 SO THAT MAYORAL AND DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER ELECTIONS ARE HELD IN BOTH 2027 AND 2030; AND THAT AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER ELECTIONS ARE HELD IN BOTH 2029 AND 2032; AND THAT ELECTED TERMS OF A LENGTH DIFFERENT THAN FOUR YEARS DUE TO THIS PROVISION SHALL COUNT AS A FOUR-YEAR TERM FOR PURPOSES OF TERM LIMITS?
VOTE FOR or AGAINST
I vote FOR the proposed amendment.
I vote AGAINST the proposed amendment
Our Explanation
This ballot question was added to the ballot after the Good Government Lincoln group managed to acquire enough signatures. Essentially #3 gets the process of having Lincoln elections happen with statewide elections in even-numbered years but starting in 2030. In this scenario, the mayor and city council district offices would be elected in 2027, staying in office until 2030. The at-large city council members would be elected in 2029, holding office until 2032. The term length different from 4 years from this change over would be counted as 4-years for purposes of term limits.
Voting FOR this provision would establish city elections to be along with regular elections in even-numbered years, starting in 2030.
Voting AGAINST this provision would leave things as they are voting in odd-numbered years – unless #2 passes.