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Business Journal Position On City Charter
Ballot Measure BBB – Term Limits
The Business Journal is concerned about the wording used for ballot measure BBB regarding the city’s term limits for the mayor and city councilmembers. We find the wording misleading and feel it was done intentionally to confuse voters.
Years ago, Long Beach voters decided the mayor and city council should be allowed to serve two terms, however a termed-out elected official could seek reelection through the write-in process. A write-in effort is challenging and expensive, as it should be, and has been accomplished only a handful of times.
Think of it this way: If you are happy with the work the mayor or your councilmember is doing, and you want to see them remain in office, why eliminate that opportunity?
The current system works. You want options, not constraints. The power to decide who represents you is in your hands – where it should remain.
We say NO to BBB.
Their article can seen at their site at: http://www.lbbizjournal.com/single-post/2018/10/09/BizBrief-Todays-News-To-Know
