There are 10 article(s) tagged term limits:

• October 2025

  • Bailey: Term limits across the suburbs

    Bartlett became the latest suburb to put term limits on its elected officials, holding them to a trio of four-year terms.

    By Clay Bailey October 31, 2025

• August 2025

  • County Commission punts on when to get school board races on same ballot

    The Shelby County Commission agreed to start term limits for Memphis-Shelby County Schools board elections with the 2026 election. But it delayed a decision on when to get all those races on the same ballot.

    By Bill Dries August 13, 2025

• February 2025

  • Bailey: What do term limits really mean in suburban municipalities?

    This week, Bartlett began discussing the potential of term limits, something other governments around Shelby County have already enacted.

    By Clay Bailey February 28, 2025

  • Bartlett passes first reading to change charter and add term limits

    After many years of the former mayor and several other elected officials serving 20 years or longer in their positions, Bartlett is looking to implement term limits.

    By Michael Waddell February 26, 2025

• January 2025

  • Collierville considers changing term limits, resign-to-run and runoff rules

    Collierville leaders talked about the pros and cons of some election requirements and the impacts of possible charter amendments. 

    By Abigail Warren January 29, 2025

• May 2022

  • Mayor Strickland to weigh third bid if term limits extended

    Strickland issued a statement Wednesday saying he will consider a third term following the City Council’s approval Tuesday of an August ballot question that would expand term limits.

    By Bill Dries May 26, 2022

• April 2022

  • The election backstory: Term limits

    Here are the basics of how term limits work in Memphis and Shelby County, and a tumultuous history of the issue across both governments. 

    By Bill Dries April 25, 2022

• August 2020

  • Opinion: A sad sendoff for Alderman Dean Massey

    The deadline for the Germantown municipal elections has passed, ending the Dean Massey drama of whether he will seek another term on the suburb's Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

    By Clay Bailey August 30, 2020

  • Tight county budget, plus term limits, hurt hiring, commissioner says

    Milton's argument comes as the head of information services for county government says his lean budget could exacerbate problems hiring tech employees. The commission votes Monday on a set of exceptions to the county's hiring freeze totaling 104 positions and nearly $7 million.

    By Bill Dries August 24, 2020

• October 2018

  • Ballot Basics: Memphis’ three city charter referendums

    Here are the three city charter amendment referendums on the Nov. 6 ballot in Memphis in the order that they appear on the ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2018