Ballot Designation: Incumbency; Terms And Years Served.

BALLOT DESIGNATION: INCUMBENCY; TERMS AND YEARS SERVED. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires the ballot to designate that a candidate for elective state or federal office is the incumbent when the candidate holds the office at the time of filing nomination papers. Also requires designation of the number of years and number of terms served in that office. Number of terms shall be calculated to include completion of current term and without regard to whether served consecutively. Exempts those candidates seeking an office subject to term limits and candidates for Justice of the State Supreme Court or Court of Appeal. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: This measure would result in unknown, but probably minor costs, to state and local governments, including minor costs to counties to add statement to ballots