City of Harrah Proposition (No. 1)Harrah city charter: four-year terms and a two-term limit for mayor and council
What your vote means
The mayor and council get four-year terms, limited to two in a row.
The mayor and council keep their current terms, without the new four-year terms or the two-term limit.
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- Changes Harrah's city charter (the city's basic rulebook) so the mayor and council members serve four-year terms, and no more than two terms in a row. source: cityofharrah.com
- To switch over, the mayor and the Ward 1 and Ward 3 council seats get a one-time three-year term at their next election; it doesn't count toward the limit. After that, the mayor and Wards 1 and 3 are elected together every four years, and Wards 2 and 4 every four years, two years later. source: cityofharrah.com
- The council called the election by Resolution No. 08062026-1 on Aug 6, 2026, and removed a separate residency-requirement proposition for later discussion. source: citizenportal.ai
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PROPOSITION NO. 1: Mayor and Council Members shall be elected for four (4) year terms, with a limitation that there shall be no more than two (2) consecutive terms for the Mayor or Council Member and further provided:
a. At the first municipal election following the expiration of the terms of the Mayor and Council Members representing Wards one (1) and three (3) who are serving on the effective date of this amendment, those Offices shall be filled for a one-time transition term of three (3) years, which will not be counted as a term for future elections.
b. Upon expiration of the one-time transition term, the Mayor and Council Members representing Wards one (1) and three (3) shall thereafter be elected to regular, four-year terms.
c. Thereafter, the Mayor and Wards one (1) and three (3) shall be elected together every four years, and Wards two (2) and four (4) shall be elected every four years, two years later.
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