Legal Opinion

Pease v. Zapf

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided August 17, 2018No. D074405Published

1Opinion of the CourtHaller, Acting P. J.

*810*297In November 1992, San Diego voters approved an amendment to the city charter that established a term limit for members of the San Diego City Council.

Bryan Pease is a city council candidate who did not qualify for the November 2018 general election. He contends Councilmember Lorie Zapf-who received the most votes in the primary election-is termed out of office and ineligible to run in the general election. He maintains he should be placed on the ballot instead. We disagree.

Here, the parties agree Councilmember Zapf represented District 6 during her first term of office and represented…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Briggs v. Eden Council for Hope & OpportunityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Robert L. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Lee v. HanleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Carter v. Commission on Qualifications of Judicial AppointmentsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Miller v. Eisenhower Medical CenterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980

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