• Let the people decide. Three-quarters (75%) of New York voters say they should decide term limits on a referendum-not the council. One-quarter say council (10%) or not matter (14%).
• By nearly 2 to 1 margin (62%-33%) city voters favor term limits for city elected officials.
• However, voters are more divided on the mayor's proposal to extend limits from 2-3 terms (50% oppose/44% favor).
• Majority oppose to having limits extended for the mayor only (55% not only for mayor/ 39% say okay if mayor only).
• There is overwhelming agreement that voters should decide the issue in a referendum, irrespective of demographics, borough, party or even opinion of the mayor or term limits in general.
• A smaller majority - but again a clear majority -approves of term limits in general. Again there is agreement across the demographic, geographic and opinion spectrum.
