San Diego Term Limits for County Supervisors
From Ballotpedia
A Term Limits for San Diego County Supervisors ballot measure may qualify for the June 8, 2010 ballot in San Diego County.[1]
If the measure qualifies for the ballot and voters agree with it, members of the San Diego Board of Supervisors would be limited to serving two four-year terms.
SEIU Local 221, the union that represents San Diego County employees, is behind the effort to qualify the measure for the ballot. They need to collect more than 77,000 signatures in 180 days to succeed.[1]
Support
Sharon-Frances Moore, the president of SEIU Local 221, says, "We need new leaders with new ideas to improve the quality of life in San Diego County -- leaders who are not focused on their own issues and benefits."[1]
Opposition
San Diego Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Dianne Jacob is opposed to term limits for county supervisors. She says, "Term limits reflect the philosophy that voters are too stupid to decide for themselves when to turn an underperforming official out of office. The hapless and ineffective California Legislature is a prime example of the terrible consequences of term limits."[1]
