Local Republican officials held a public rally urging voters to reject Measure A, arguing the ballot measure is a disguised attempt to extend supervisor term limits from two to three terms.
Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, Supervisor Jim Desmond, and San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones publicly urged a No vote on Measure A at a rally outside the Registrar of Voters.
Speakers framed the measure as deceptive — presented as transparency and reform while allegedly serving incumbent supervisors who approved placing it on the ballot.
# What happened On September 24, Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, and San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones gathered in front of the San Diego County Registrar of Voters office on Overland Avenue to campaign against County Measure A. Voting was set to begin in about two weeks at the time of the rally.
# The central argument against Measure A
Carl DeMaio framed the measure as deceptive, saying it is "billed as a transparency measure but it's anything but transparent." He told voters to look closely at ballot language, arguing the measure is presented as government reform while actually giving county politicians longer tenures.
Jim Desmond, who said he is in his last year on the Board of Supervisors and is running for Congress, described the measure's origin. He said three supervisors voted to put the measure on the ballot and that the change allowing three terms primarily benefits those same supervisors. Desmond called the ballot text long and dense and said most voters will not read the full charter rewrite, but that the buried term-limit change is the part that matters.
Rebecca Jones, running to succeed Desmond as Fifth District supervisor, tied the No vote to several governance concerns. She urged voters to "respect the term limits voters chose in 2010," called for keeping politics out of county department head hiring, and said a No vote would help preserve fair purchasing and contracting decisions.
# Specific claims made by rally speakers
# Context around supporters and opponents The reporting identifies the rally participants and their roles: DeMaio (assemblyman), Desmond (county supervisor and congressional candidate), and Jones (San Marcos mayor and board of supervisors candidate). Their remarks were presented as direct appeals to voters scheduled to receive ballots soon.
# What to watch for
# Bottom line
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