CA-GOV: New poll (September 7th)

[jimrtex]

That aside, he might not be able to become governor again because of the term limits law. It depends on how exactly it's written. Normally you're allowed 2 terms as governor. Davis had about 1.2 terms.

California Constitution Article V, Section 2

...  No Governor may serve more than 2 terms.

California Constitution Article V, Section 20

Terms of elective offices provided for by this Constitution, other than Members of the Legislature, commence on the Monday after January 1 following election.

A "term" is a fixed period rather than a length of service.  I doubt that California Democrats are as corrupt as those in New Jersey.

[jimrtex]

That aside, he might not be able to become governor again because of the term limits law. It depends on how exactly it's written. Normally you're allowed 2 terms as governor. Davis had about 1.2 terms.

California Constitution Article V, Section 2

...  No Governor may serve more than 2 terms.

California Constitution Article V, Section 20

Terms of elective offices provided for by this Constitution, other than Members of the Legislature, commence on the Monday after January 1 following election.

A "term" is a fixed period rather than a length of service.  I doubt that California Democrats are as corrupt as those in New Jersey.

Maybe he could run and if he won he'd be forced to resign 3 years into the term.

Emphasis added.

[jimrtex]

That aside, he might not be able to become governor again because of the term limits law. It depends on how exactly it's written. Normally you're allowed 2 terms as governor. Davis had about 1.2 terms.

California Constitution Article V, Section 2

...  No Governor may serve more than 2 terms.

California Constitution Article V, Section 20

Terms of elective offices provided for by this Constitution, other than Members of the Legislature, commence on the Monday after January 1 following election.

A "term" is a fixed period rather than a length of service.  I doubt that California Democrats are as corrupt as those in New Jersey.

Maybe he could run and if he won he'd be forced to resign 3 years into the term.

Emphasis added.

What I'm saying is that it could be interprented to mean you get to be governor for 8 years.

A "term" is defined by the Constitution as commencing in January following the election.  The Constitution limits an individual to two terms (commencing in January following the election).  Gray Davis has already had two such terms.  He doesn't get a 3rd.

If the writers of the Constitution wished to permit a person to server 8 years, they could have done so.  They didn't.

[jimrtex]

A "term" is defined by the Constitution as commencing in January following the election.  The Constitution limits an individual to two terms (commencing in January following the election).  Gray Davis has already had two such terms.  He doesn't get a 3rd.

If the writers of the Constitution wished to permit a person to server 8 years, they could have done so.  They didn't.

Would this mean Arnold could run for the office two times in teh future, getting up to about 11 years in office?

He is currently serving the term than began in 2003.  His 2nd term would begin in 2007.  A "term" is associated with the office, rather than the person serving in the office.