BALLOT MEASURE SUMMARY

PROP
93

Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office.
Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

SUMMARY                                                                  Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures

Reduces permissible state legislative service to 12 years. Allows 12 years’ service in one house. Current legislators can serve 12 years in current house, regardless of prior legislative service. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect on state or local governments.

WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS

YES   A YES vote on this measure means: Members of the State Legislature could serve a maximum total of 12 years in office—without regard to whether the years were served in the Assembly or Senate. Some current Members could serve more than the 14 total years now allowed.

  

NO   A NO vote on this measure means: Members of the State Legislature could continue to serve a maximum total of 14 years in office—up to 6 years in the Assembly and up to 8 years in the Senate.

ARGUMENTS

PRO   Prop. 93 strikes a reasonable balance between the need to elect new people with fresh ideas and the need for knowledgeable, experienced legislators working to protect taxpayers. Independent studies prove it will help make our Legislature more effective, accountable, and better able to deal with the complex problems facing California.

  

CON   Proposition 93 is a scam written by politicians and funded by special interests. It has a special loophole that benefits 42 termed out incumbent politicians by giving them more time in office. It doubles Assembly terms from 6 to 12 years and increases Senate terms from 8 to 12 years.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FOR  
Charu Khopkar
Committee for Term Limits
 and Legislative Reform
1510 J Street, Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 443-7817
info@termlimitsreform.com
www.termlimitsreform.com

  

AGAINST  
Bob Adney
California Term Limits Defense Fund
2331 El Camino Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95821
(916) 482-5000
CATermLimits@gmail.com
www.stopthepoliticians.com


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