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A.R.S. § 9-232.05: Town Mayoral Term Limits

Town elected officials; term limits; applicability

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How can an Arizona town limit how many terms a mayor serves?

In Arizona, a town's qualified electors may, by majority vote on an initiative, enact, enforce, or repeal term limits on how many terms a member of the common council or the mayor may serve. Any term limit adopted this way applies only to officials elected after the vote.

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9-232.05. Town elected officials; term limits; applicability

A. By majority vote of the qualified electors of the town voting on the initiative, the qualified electors may by initiative:

1. Enact term limits on the number of terms a member of the common council or mayor may serve.

2. Enforce term limits on the number of terms a member of the common council or mayor may serve.

3. Repeal term limits on the number of terms a member of the common council or mayor may serve.

B. Any enactment, enforcement or repeal of a term limit pursuant to this section applies to any common council member or any mayor elected after the date that the majority of the qualified electors vote to enact, enforce or repeal the term limit pursuant to subsection A of this section.

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