Thursday, October 16, 2008
Politics Term Limit Clarification on Next Month's Ballot
Posted by PJ Tobia on Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 2:19 PM
This amendment would provide that no person elected and qualified to the office of mayor, vice-mayor, district councilman, or councilman-at-large would be eligible for the succeeding term if such person has served more than one-half of a four (4) year term and a consecutive complete four (4) year term, and would clarify that the of¬fices of district councilman and councilman-at-large are two separate offices for purposes of the term limitations.
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But as it stands now, if you fill in the last 6 months of a term, that's considered a full term.
So, this is kind of a compromise.
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We got Emily Evans and Anna Page midterm- they're two of my favorites. Still, it makes sense to me.
What I can't make heads or tails of is the last clause of a poorly worded amendment. (Is this the actual text of the amendment or just a summary?)
Is this in effect nullifying term limits for candidates if they hop from the title of "district councilman" to "councilman at large"?
Very annoyed that neither the Scene, the Tennessean, nor the official DCEC website seem to provide any information on this amendment at all. Ronnie "Sticky Fingers" Steine endorsed amendment #1 and his explanation makes sense, but without clarification, I can't tell if amendment #2 would be a benefit toward term limits or a trojan horse.
I agree with Chelle. I have not been able to find info on this amendment. Whoever sponsored this amendment should have done more to state their case. The fact that they didn't makes me wonder what they are hiding. As a conscientious voter, I can't vote for something without understanding the implications of the change.
