term-limits

In 2008, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg convinced the city council to modify the city's term-limits law to allow him to run for a third term.

Making a Habit of Subverting the Will of Voters John Fund 2010

In December 2007, Ms. Quinn said she would not support the repeal or change of term limits through any mechanism, and I will oppose aggressively any attempt by anyone to make any changes in the term-limits law.

Mayor Reverts on Term Limit Michael Howard Saul 2010

Mr. Bloomberg defended the decision to overturn the term-limits law two years ago, saying it "was changed legally."

Mayor Reverts on Term Limit Michael Howard Saul 2010

The mayor's position on the issue puts him squarely at odds with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a potential 2013 mayoral candidate who went out on a limb two years ago to persuade her council colleagues to grant the mayor's request to overturn the term-limits law.

Mayor Reverts on Term Limit Michael Howard Saul 2010

On Friday, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio plans to launch a citywide campaign to persuade voters to support the ballot item, restoring the two-term cap and prohibiting the council in the future from altering term-limits for incumbents.

Push Launched on Term Limits Michael Howard Saul 2010

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who last week launched a campaign to convince voters to support the new term-limits measure, said he's happy to have the mayor's support.

Mayor Reverts on Term Limit Michael Howard Saul 2010

Mr. Castello asked Mr. Bloomberg if he had previously supported the term-limits law that prohibited officials from serving more than two consecutive four-year terms.

On the Stand, a Calm Mayor Michael Howard Saul 2011

For example, the mayor was asked specifically about his 2008 push to persuade the City Council to overturn a term-limits law, paving the way for his successful bid for a third term in 2009.

On the Stand, a Calm Mayor Michael Howard Saul 2011

We all remember Mayor Bloomberg pushing City Council to extend the term-limits to three terms for elected city offices overriding referendums that the citizens had already passed limited city officials to 2 terms.

Howard Steven Friedman: The Only Major Counterweight to Economic or Political Power Is People Power Howard Steven Friedman 2011

Mr. de Blasio's office will launch a Web page Friday, showing voters where the term-limits question will be on the ballot and encouraging them to vote for it.

Push Launched on Term Limits Michael Howard Saul 2010