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=Charter_Amendment_One_(Pierce_County,2009)=

Charter Amendment No. 1 is a 2009 ballot measure in Pierce County, Washington. It is one of three proposed amendments on the General election ballot in November 2009. Amendment 1 would extend term limits for the Executive and the seven Councilmembers from two consecutive terms to three consecutive terms. Ballot title: "The Pierce county council passed Ordinance No. 2008-113 proposing to amend the Pierce County Charter.  If approved, Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1 would: (a) move the election of Councilmembers and the Executive to odd-numbered years by 2015; and (b) increase term limits for both from two consecutive four-year terms to three consecutive four-year terms. Should Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1 be approved?"

Background
Pierce County has had a charter form of government since 1980. This allows the people a level of discretion in structuring their local government. .

In 2006, voters approved a number of charter amendments, recommended by the Charter Review Commission. One of them, implementing Ranked-Choice Voting affected the offices of Councilmember, Sheriff, Assessor-Treasurer, Auditor, and Executive.

The offices of Auditor, Assessor-Treasurer, and Sheriff were extended to three four-year consecutive terms in 2007, a year later, by the voters.

The ordinance to put this measure on the ballot was adopted on December 2nd, 2008 by the Pierce County Council on a 5-2 vote,

Unlike state measures, numbering of charter amendments in Pierce county do not carryover consecutively from year-to-year.

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=References=

=External Links =
 * Volunteers Against Term Limit Extensions (2009)
 * Life in Pierce county
 * Text of all 2006 charter amendments
 * Amendment 3 wins with 56% Election results, 2006.

= Internal Links =

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_county_charter_amendments,_2009

CHARTER AMENDMENT ONE (2009) IN PIERCE COUNTY ---Yes-on-1	  ---No-on-2 CHARTER AMENDMENT TWO (2009) IN PIERCE COUNTY ---Yes-on-2	  ---No-on-2 CHARTER AMENDMENT THREE (2009) IN PIERCE COUNTY ---Yes-on-3	  ---No-on-3

= LIST OF ALL THREE PIERCE COUNTY 2009 BALLOT MEASURES =

2009 2009

Category:Future elections in the United States Category:Washington_political_action_committees Category:Political_campaigns Category:Pierce_County,_Washington Category:Government_of_Tacoma,_Washington Category:Government_of_Pierce_County,_Washington

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