Measure F: F – City of Lake Forest, Lake Forest Election Reform and Voter Choice Measure
City of Lake Forest · Orange County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the measure limiting city council members to two consecutive terms in office with a mandatory four-year out of office period before being eligible to serve for another two consecutive terms in office, be adopted?
In plain language
Measure F changes the term limits for the Lake Forest City Council. Right now, city law says no one may serve more than two four-year terms as a council member or mayor. This rule has been in place since 2018. Under Measure F, after serving two four-year terms in a row, a person must stay out of office for at least four years in a row. After that break, the person could serve up to two more four-year terms. The new rule would apply to new or re-elected members starting with the 2026 election. It would not give current members more terms in a row. A YES vote adopts the two-terms-then-a-four-year-break rule. A NO vote keeps the current rule of no more than two four-year terms.
Impartial analysis
City of Lake Forest Measure F Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.080 currently prohibits any person from serving as a Lake Forest City Council Member or Mayor for more than two four-year terms. The City’s current term limits have been in place since the passage of Measure S in 2018. Measure F amends Section 2.04.080 to prohibit any person from serving more than two four-year terms on the Lake Forest City Council unless he or she does not hold office for four or more consecutive years immediately following the conclusion of each consecutive two terms of office. After the required four-year break, a person may again serve up to two four-year terms. Each full City Council term is four years. Measure F was placed on the ballot by the Lake Forest City Council. If Measure F is approved, the new four-year break between consecutive four-year terms would apply to all new or re-elected City Council Members beginning with the 2026 election. Adoption of Measure F would not increase the number of consecutive terms available to current City Council Members, as the current two term limit established by Section 2.04.080 of the Lake Forest Municipal Code will continue to apply. Once a City Council Member has served two full four-year terms on the City Council, the two-term limit will apply and he or she would no longer be eligible to serve on the City Council without a four or more consecutive years break in service. A “Yes” vote on Measure F will approve the Measure and prohibit City Council Members or the Mayor from serving more than two four-year terms without a four more consecutive years break in service. A “No” vote on Measure F will not approve the Measure and will prohibit the City Council members or Mayor from serving more than two four-year terms. Measure F requires simple majority approval of the voters to pass. The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure F . If you desire a copy of the measure, please call the elections official’s office at [phone number omitted] and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you. /s/ MATTHEW E. RICHARDSON City Attorney
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