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San Bernardino County, California, Measure K, Board of Supervisors Salary Reduction and Term Limits Charter Amendment (November 2020)
| San Bernardino County Measure K | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local term limits and Salaries of local officials | |
Status / Overturned | |
| Type Initiative | Origin Citizens |
San Bernardino County Measure K was on the ballot as an initiative in San Bernardino County on November 3, 2020.
It was approved but then overturned by a court ruling.
A "yes" vote supported amending the city charter to reduce the salary of members of the board of supervisors to $5,000 per month and to establish term limits for board members of one term. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure amending the city charter to reduce the salary of members of the board of supervisors to $5,000 per month and to establish term limits for board members of one term instead of the existing limit of three consecutive terms. |
Aftermath
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Judge Donald Alvarez of the San Bernardino County Superior Court ruled that Measure K was unconstitutional on August 31, 2021. He wrote that the measure's one-term limit violated the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment. He also stated that the term limit provision was not separable from the rest of the measure; therefore, the measure as a whole could not be enforced. [1]
The organization Red Brennan Group, which backed the initiative, filed an appeal on September 22, 2021.[2]
Election results
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure K.
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San Bernardino County Measure K |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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516,184 | 66.84% | ||
| No | 256,098 | 33.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure K was as follows:
| “ | Shall the measure entitled “The San Bernardino County Supervisor Compensation Reduction and Term Limits” that will amend the County Charter to impose a term limit of one term for all Districts beginning December of 2020 and reduce the total compensation for each member of the Board of Supervisors to $5,000 per month be adopted? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a successful citizen initiative petition drive.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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