By Adam Pagnucco. With the challenge to Robin Ficker’s petition signatures having failed in court, the opposition to term limits has hit a new low. Opponents have less than three…
Term Limits
By Adam Pagnucco. The No on B Committee, the ballot question committee opposing Montgomery County term limits, has filed its first campaign finance report with the State Board of Elections. …
Help Save Maryland, GOP Push Term Limits
By Adam Pagnucco. Brad Botwin, Director of the anti-immigration group Help Save Maryland, has sent out the following email promoting term limits. ***** UPDATE ON THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TERM LIMIT…
Two Myths About Term Limits
By Adam Pagnucco. The fight over whether term limits should apply to Montgomery County elected officials is now underway, and that’s even before political heckler Robin Ficker has submitted his…
Why Term Limits Will Probably Pass
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County political heckler Robin Ficker, who has tormented politicians and voters alike for decades, is on the verge of getting a charter amendment calling for term…
Robin Ficker’s Term Limits Initiative, 2000
Robin Ficker’s ballot initiative to pass term limits for county office holders may not get through the courts this year, but this is not the first time Ficker has tried…
A Solution in Search of a Problem, Part Two
By Marc Korman. Previously we examined the forty-one members of the Montgomery County Council since the current Charter was adopted. We found that only five Councilmembers have exceeded the proposed…
A Solution in Search of a Problem, Part One
By Marc Korman. Signatures are being collected for a Charter Amendment proposed by Robin Ficker to limit Montgomery County Councilmembers and County Executives from serving more than three consecutive terms….