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Kent Term Limits Proposal Heads To Overwhelming Passage

KENT, N.Y. -- A ballot proposal that would place term limits on Kent Town Board members has been backed overwhelmingly by voters, according to unofficial numbers from the Putnam County Board of Elections.

The change in law would limit the supervisor to four 2-year terms and limit council members to two 4-year terms.

The change in law would limit the supervisor to four 2-year terms and limit council members to two 4-year terms.

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Tom Auchterlonie

Unofficial results show that 2,523 (or 80.87 percent) voted in favor of the measure, while just 597 (or 19.13 percent) voted against it.

All 24 of the town's election districts have been reported to the board.

The proposition calls for limiting the supervisor to four 2-year terms and limiting council members to two 4-year terms.

Current Town Board remembers had mixed reactions to the proposal, according to a previous report by The Putnam County Press/Times.

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