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August 22, 2007
Term Limit Initiative Gains Ground
UPDATE- SACRAMENTO – Support is growing for an initiative that would allow dozens of lame duck legislators to run for re-election in 2008 even though the Legislature's ratings are down, according to a Field Poll released Saturday.
“Voters are viewing this initiative as a more restrictive term-limits initiative than what's already in place,” said Mark DiCamillo, the poll's director. “The poor performance of the Legislature is actually propelling the initiative forward.”
The initiative, intended for California's Feb. 5 presidential primary, would allow someone to serve up to 12 years in the Legislature under most circumstances, down from the current maximum of 14 – six years in the Assembly and eight in the Senate.
The 12 years could be served in one house or split between the Senate and Assembly.
UPDATE 8.23.07: Seven out of ten (70%) voters support the idea of limiting the terms of California’s elected officials, likely voters in next February’s primary election also support, by a 59% to 39% margin, an initiative that would modify the state's term limits law.
Posted by Post Scripts at August 22, 2007 02:31 PM