California term limits law

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The California term limits law is a set of state constitutional provisions that restrict how long individuals may serve in the California State Legislature, aiming to promote legislative turnover and reduce career incumbency.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf state constitutional provision
term limits law
affects members of the California State Assembly
members of the California State Senate
appliesTo California State Assembly
California State Legislature
California State Senate
country United States
governmentBody California state government
hasType electoral reform measure
good-government reform
implementedBy constitutional amendment
intendedEffect curb long-term incumbency
increase legislative turnover
limit time in office for legislators
isPartOf California constitutional law framework
jurisdiction State of California
legalForm California Constitution
motivatedBy concerns about entrenched incumbents
desire for legislative responsiveness
desire for political accountability
primaryGoal promote legislative turnover
regulates length of legislative service
number of terms in the California State Legislature
scope California legislative branch
state-level elected legislators
secondaryGoal reduce career incumbency
subjectMatter legislative tenure
state constitutional law
term limits for state legislators

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
California State Legislature
isSubjectTo

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