Together, we can strengthen Orange's future!

Say YES to Accountability.
Say YES to Fiscal Responsibility.
Say YES to Term Limits.

Measure K gives Orange its own city charter, a local constitution that puts the most important decisions about our city in the hands of Orange voters.

A YES vote makes Orange a charter city, joining Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Newport Beach, and more than 120 other California cities.

Measure K Provides…

  • Creates a process to suspend City officials who are indicted for a felony or face legal proceedings for corruption, fraud, abuse of office, misconduct, ethics violations, or conflicts of interest.

  • Permanently requires Orange to adopt a balanced budget and conduct an independent annual audit, even if Sacramento ever removes those requirements.

  • Sets lifetime term limits for Orange's Mayor and City Councilmembers. Serve your time, then make room for new leadership.

  • Establishes an Open Space Reserve protecting Orange's parks, hillsides, canyons, creeks, trails, wildlife habitat, scenic views, and equestrian character. No land can ever be removed from the Reserve without a vote of the people.

  • Prohibits the City from seizing private property to hand it over to another private owner.

TERM LIMITS: END THE MERRY-GO-ROUND

Half of Orange's current City Council are former Councilmembers who came back to City Hall. The President, the Governor, the State Legislature, the Villa Park City Council, and even Orange Unified School District all have lifetime term limits. Why should Orange be any different?

Under state law, a general law city can't adopt lifetime term limits that apply retroactively (Government Code §36502(b)). A charter is the only way to get real lifetime term limits in Orange. Measure K's limits mirror those that already apply to the State Legislature and OUSD.

CHARTER CITIES ARE COMMON SENSE

Charter cities aren't unusual or partisan. Across Orange County, they include conservative, progressive, and moderate communities; large and small; wealthy, middle class, and working class: Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Placentia, Santa Ana, and Seal Beach. Statewide, from Palo Alto to Bakersfield and Berkeley to Long Beach, more than 120 cities have charters.

Just the Facts

  • No. The California Constitution is clear: only voters can approve local taxes. Measure K doesn't change that.

  • No. State housing law isn't part of the charter.

  • Opponents have made that claim without citing any evidence.

  • It approves the Charter and makes Orange a charter city. A NO vote keeps Orange a general law city governed entirely by existing state law.

 Measure K is proudly supported by:

Kathy Tavoularis, Orange City Councilmember
Jonathan Dumitru, Orange City Councilmember
Chip Ahlswede, Orange Parks Commissioner
Sean Chavarria, Chaplain

 

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Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Find Measure K in your Voter Information Guide and vote YES.

Let's Rebuild Orange, TOGETHER.