Alsip-Crestwood Voters Say Yes To Extending Term Limits, Reduced Vehicle Sticker Costs

ALSIP-CRESTWOOD, IL—Voters in Alsip and Crestwood voted to extend term limits in and reduce the cost of vehicle stickers in their respective community’s referendums in Tuesday’s election.

In Alsip, voters cast ballots to modify its current term limits so that no person shall be eligible to seek election to, or hold the office of village president (mayor), village clerk or village trustee from the current limit of three consecutive four-year terms to four, starting with the next municipal election.

With 14 of 14 precincts reporting, Alsip voters cast 3,132 (63.78%) ballots in the affirmative, with 1,822 (36.78%) no votes, according to unofficial vote tallies.

Over in Crestwood, residents voted overwhelmingly to pass separate referendums to reduce the cost of annual vehicle stickers for residents over age 60 to $5, and at zero cost for veterans.

Voters in Crestwood also had a term limit referendum on the ballot to amend current term limits from two four-year terms to three full four-year terms, beginning with the next municipal election in the Village of Crestwood?

The referendum passed by 2,749 yes votes (85.45%), with 469 (14.56%) casting no ballots, according to unofficial results.