term-limits

Philly Councilmember Alan Domb floats term limits bill

BY: - February 12, 2022

By Brian Saunders PHILADELPHIA — Members of Philadelphia City Council would be limited to four, four-year terms under a proposal that’s now being circulated by at-large Councilmember Alan Domb. Domb said Thursday that the limits would allow   for new and innovative representation within council. He requested that the legislation be put on the May 2022 […]

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Toomey, Rendell’s call for term limits won’t fix our politics. These two moves will | Thursday Morning Coffee

BY: - October 8, 2020

Toomey, Rendell pitch term limits as a cure for our politics. It'll really take structural changes that neither would willingly embrace.

Rookie lawmakers push legislation to limit General Assembly members’ tenure

BY: - March 12, 2019

Another session, another reform effort. In previous years, campaign finance reform, shrinking the legislature, and redistricting changes have been pushed as a solution to Harrisburg’s dysfunction. This year, House lawmakers from both parties have coalesced around a bill to restrict lawmakers from gaining power through endless tenure in the Capitol. “We are not trying to […]