Shall the Pasadena City Charter be amended consistent with state law to: 1) change the City’s primary and general election dates to coincide with statewide primary and general election dates, beginning with the November 2018 general election; 2) extend the current terms for the Mayor and Councilmembers by 19 months on a one-time basis in order to transition to the statewide election cycle; and 3) move the Mayor’s thematic budget message to February?
2, Los Angeles County • 2018 • M
Passed
Result: 83.0% yes, 17.0% no (25,864 votes cast)
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This charter amendment changed Pasadena's municipal election dates to align with statewide primary and general elections starting in November 2018, extended current terms for the Mayor and City Council by 19 months to facilitate the transition, and moved the Mayor's budget message to February.