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Mesa County Term Limit Limitations Increase Measures, 5 (November 2009)
This local ballot measure article needs to be updated.
Five Term Limit Limitations Increase Measures were on the November 3 ballot in Mesa County in different districts.
Measure 1A
Measure 1A, Term Limits for District Attorney, asked county voters if they wanted to allow the District Attorney to have an additional term added to the current limit.[1]
Ballot language
The ballot language read as follows:
Shall term limits for the office of District Attorney for the 21st Judicial District (Mesa County) be lengthened one additional term (for a maximum of three consecutive terms) as authorized by Article XVIII Section 11, of the Colorado Constitution?
Election results
The measure was approved.[2]
| Measure 1A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes
|
15,153 | 55.0% | ||
| No | 12,169 | 44.2% | ||
| Total votes | 27,322 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | NA% | |||
Measure 1B
Measure 1B asked county voters if they wanted to allow the County Sheriff to have an additional term added to the current limit.[1]
Ballot language
The ballot language read as follows:
Shall the term limits of the Colorado Constitution for the office of Mesa County Sheriff be lengthened to one additional term (for a maximum of three consecutive terms) as authorized by Article XVIII Section 11, of the Colorado Constitution?
Election results
The measure was approved.[2]
| Measure 1B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes
|
15,978 | 58.0% | ||
| No | 11,349 | 41.2% | ||
| Total votes | 27,327 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | NA% | |||
Measure 1C
Measure 1C asked county voters if they wanted to allow the County Coroner to have an additional term added to the current limit.[1]
Ballot language
The ballot language read as follows:
Shall the term limits of the Colorado Constitution for the office of Mesa County Coroner be lengthened to one additional term (for a maximum of three consecutive terms) as authorized by Article XVIII Section 11, of the Colorado Constitution?
Election results
The measure was approved.[2]
| Measure 1C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes
|
17,883 | 64.9% | ||
| No | 9,443 | 34.3% | ||
| Total votes | 27,326 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | NA% | |||
Measure 3A
Measure 3A asked Plateau Valley School District voters if they wanted to allow the school directors to have no limit on the terms they can serve.[1]
Ballot language
The ballot language read as follows:
Shall the limitations on consecutive terms of office imposed by Article 18, Section 11, of the Colorado Constitution be eliminated for school directors of Plateau Valley School District No. 50?
Election results
The measure was defeated.[2]
| Measure 3A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No
|
366 | 58.4% | ||
| Yes | 256 | 40.8% | ||
| Total votes | 622 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | NA% | |||
Measure 5A
Measure 5A asked Mesa Water and Sanitation District voters if they wanted to eliminate the term limits that are in place currently.[1]
Ballot language
The ballot language read as follows:
Shall the electorate of the Mesa Water and Sanitation District eliminate the term limits established by Article XVIII, Section 11 of the Colorado Constitution?
Election results
The measure was defeated.[2]
| Measure 5A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No
|
21 | 51.2% | ||
| Yes | 17 | 41.5% | ||
| Total votes | 38 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | NA% | |||
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