California voters defeated Proposition 93 which would have relaxed legislative term limits by allowing lawmakers to serve 12 years in the Assembly and 12 years in the Senate or some combination of 12 years in both chambers.

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California voters defeated Proposition 93 which would have relaxed legislative term limits by allowing lawmakers to serve 12 years in the Assembly and 12 years in the Senate or some combination of 12 years in both chambers. The original law, which remains in effect, limits legislators to six years in the Assembly and eight years in the Senate, for a total of 14 years. The defeat means California faces large turnover in 2008. Three top leaders will be leaving: Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, Senate President...