A majority of seats on the nine-member Montgomery County Council would change hands in 2018 if a proposed charter amendment for term limits is placed on the November ballot and approved by voters.
The proposition, authored by Republican activist Robin Ficker, limits council members and the county executive to three consecutive terms. County officials initially thought the amendment would directly affect four council members: Roger Berliner (D-Potomac-Bethesda) and Marc Elrich (D-At Large) are serving their third term, and Nancy Floreen (D-At Large), and George L. Leventhal (D-At Large) are serving their fourth.
But the amendment defines “term” as both a full term and a portion of one. It means that council member Nancy Navarro (D-Mid-County), first elected in May 2009 to fill the unexpired term of the late council member Don Praisner and then elected to two full terms, is also covered by the measure.
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