Martin Babinec, of Little Falls, is founder and board member of Unite NY and a former candidate for New York’s 22nd Congressional District.

This November, Onondaga County residents have an opportunity to strengthen accountability and restore trust in their local government by encouraging more candidates for elected office. On the back of your ballot is a referendum to install term limits on county legislators.

If approved, the ballot measure would make two changes to the county charter and code: It would extend terms for county legislators from two to four years; and limit service to three consecutive terms, or 12 years total.

Across America, term limits are already the norm. Governors in 37 states face limits on their service, as do mayors in nine of the 10 largest cities ,

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