Should the California Constitution be amended to allow voters to submit petitions to permit their incumbent legislators to run for reelection and to serve for a maxiumum of four more years beyond their presently allowed terms?
Allows voters to submit petition signatures to permit their
incumbent legislator to run for re-election(s) and serve maximum of
four years beyond terms provided for in Constitution if majority of
voters approves.
• Counties would incur unknown costs to verify petition signatures, potentially up to several hundreds
of thousands of dollars every other year on a statewide basis.
• The state would incur little or no costs to track the eligibility of re-election candidates.
- A YES vote of this measure means:
- A YES vote on this measure
means: Local registered voters
could petition the Secretary of
State to permit their incumbent
Senator or Assembly Member,
who is otherwise ineligible due
to term limits, to run for
reelection to serve up to
an additional four years.
Consequently, a Senator could
serve a maximum of three fouryear
terms and an Assembly
Member a maximum of five two-year
terms.
- A NO vote of this measure means:
- A NO vote on this measure
means: Local registered voters
could not petition the Secretary
of State to permit an incumbent
Member of the Senate or
Assembly, who is otherwise
ineligible due to term limits, to
run for reelection. Current term
limits would remain in place,
restricting Senators to two
four-year terms and Assembly
Members to three two-year
terms.
- Summary of Arguments FOR Proposition 45:
- Local registered voters
could petition the Secretary of
State to permit their incumbent
Senator or Assembly Member,
who is otherwise ineligible due
to term limits, to run for
reelection to serve up to
an additional four years.
Consequently, a Senator could
serve a maximum of three fouryear
terms and an Assembly
Member a maximum of five twoyear
terms.
For more information, see full Arguments & Rebuttals
- Summary of Arguments AGAINST Proposition 45:
- Local registered voters
could not petition the Secretary
of State to permit an incumbent
Member of the Senate or
Assembly, who is otherwise
ineligible due to term limits, to
run for reelection. Current term
limits would remain in place,
restricting Senators to two
four-year terms and Assembly
Members to three two-year
terms.
For more information, see full Arguments & Rebuttals
- Contact FOR Proposition 45:
- Joe Camicia
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1425;
Sacramento, CA 95814;
916-442-2952;
Fax: 916-442-1280;
http://www.petitionrights.org;
mail@petitionrights.org
- Contact AGAINST Proposition 45:
- Todd McCauley;
No on 45! Stop the Politicians
151 N. Sunrise Ave., Suite 901;
Roseville, CA 95661;
916-786-9400;
Info@Stopthepoliticians.org;
http://www.Stopthepoliticians.org
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