Shall Article VI of the City of Sunnyvale Charter be amended to establish “by-district” elections for six Council members required to be residents of a district and elected only by the voters of that district, and one Mayor who will be directly elected by all City voters; change term limits to permit service on the Council for three consecutive terms but only two as Council member or Mayor; and make other conforming amendments?
2, Santa Clara County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 61.8% yes, 38.2% no (32,314 votes cast)
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This measure amended Sunnyvale's city charter to change from at-large elections to a system where six council members are elected by voters within their specific districts, while the mayor is elected citywide. It also modified term limits to allow three consecutive terms on council but only two terms in the same position as either council member or mayor.