Stop Axe Grinding Term Limits

Memphis and Shelby County voters will get a chance to decide whether term limits should be applied to several elected positions come November. However, it is unfortunate that there are some local politicos attempting to make this nonpartisan issue, a “political party” issue.

The most recent opposition is coming from the Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee that opposes the current term limit movement. As with the failed Shelby County Ordinance 360, false arguments are surfacing once again. Whether one agrees or disagrees with the issue, term limits along with good governance should not be viewed through the prism of party loyalty.

We encourage both the Shelby County GOP and Shelby County Democratic Party to refrain from making this a political issue, and let the voters decide. This nonpartisan issue does not require political ax grinding, so let’s put the sharpeners away before we hurt ourselves.

We ask those involved to please, cease-and-desist.

Shelby Co. Ordinance 360 Falls – Why the Weakening of Term Limits Failed

The voters of Shelby County voted No on Ordinance #360, and thereby returned the failed and poorly constructed ordinance aimed at weakening term limits back to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.

A simple fix to the legal defect in the current charter is now in order, and should be presented to the citizens of Shelby County without haste. Citizens are entitled to such a fix.

Commissioners should leave the horse trading outside the room when presenting future ordinances to the public, and cease the bundling-like tactics used in Washington D.C.


To view the failed ordinance, visit Shelby County Election Commission - Home

Vote No for Ordinance # 360 - Shelby County (TN)

In politics, Shelby County Ordinance #360 is a Trojan horse and should be repelled. Although disguised as a remedy to fix the defect in the current charter, the commission has “bundled” the measure with a provision to weaken our term limits from 2 terms to 3 terms. A “bundling” trick they’ve learned from the politicos in Washington, DC.

Send a strong “NO” signal to the politicians who are attempting to undo the 1994 referendum that established the two 4-year terms for the county commissioners and the county mayor by turning away this ordinance.

We encourage voters to vote “NO” on Ordinance #360, and send this Trojan horse at galloping speed back to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners so they can focus on the provisions of creating offices and end their backdoor approach to weakening our current term limits.

If the city of Memphis is in desperate need of term limits, and we believe they are, then why is Shelby County moving backwards?


To view the proposed ordinance, visit Shelby County Election Commission - Home