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Citizen Initiatives and Election Litigation

Three citizen initiatives — government transparency, lifetime term limits, and district-only voting — gathered tens of thousands of signatures and survived multiple court challenges. The council voted 5-2 to put them on the November 2028 ballot instead of this November, a two-year delay critics called obstruction paid for with taxpayer dollars.

24 mentions (4 this month)Last discussed Sep 22, 2026