Santa Ana Term Limits, Measures D and E, February 2008

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Two Santa Ana charter amendments, Measures D and E, were on the February 5, 2008 ballot in Orange County, California, for voters in the City of Santa Ana.

Measures D and E were approved.

Both measures had to do with term limits. Measure D extended the length of time that members of the Santa Ana City Council could stay in office from 8 years to 12 years. This measure was bankrolled by over $70,000 in contributions from:

• Robert Bisno, who at the time of the election was seeking the city’s approval to build a 31-story residential tower near MainPlace Mall. He gave $20,000 to the campaign to pass Measure D.

• Caribou Industries gave $6,000. Caribou was seeking permission to build a 37-story office tower called One Broadway Plaza.

• Ware Disposal and Madison Materials, who gave $20,000. At the time of the campaign on Measure D, Santa Ana city attorneys had been looking into possible code violations by the waste company.

• Political groups associated with Santa Ana's firefighters and police and the city workers' union gave $15,500.^[1]

Measure E extended the length of time that people could serve on city boards and commissions.

Election results

Measure D

• Yes: 18,969 (53.9%)
• No: 16,195 (46.1%)

Measure E

• Yes: 18,743 (54.1%)
• No: 15,888 (45.9%)

Language

The question asked in Measure D was, "An amendment to the City charter regarding City Council term limits; adds a provision calling for the adoption of a Code of Ethics and Conduct to govern members of the City Council, the City's boards, commissions and committees."

Measure E said, "This measure would make all terms of members of boards and commissions in the City four years, and change the terms limits from two to three to coincide with the term limits of city council members proposed by Measure D. If approved by voters, this measure will only become effective if Measure D is also approved by the voters."

Robocall disputed

In the last days of the campaign, a robocall to Santa Ana voters implied that the Santa Ana teachers union supported Measure D. The head of the union quickly said this wasn't true.

In addition, the robocall did not identify the source of the call, which was a violation of California's laws regarding robocalls.^[2]

See also

• California 2008 local ballot measures

External links

• Measure D and E election results
• Analysis of Measure D by City Attorney

References

1. ↑ Orange County Register, "Developers, waste company bankroll Santa Ana measure", February 1, 2008
2. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Santa Ana term-limits tactics decried", February 2, 2008

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