Chapter 1.E, Problem 12E

Interpreting Policies. A city charters sole policy on reelection states

A person who has served three consecutive terms of four years each shall be eligible for appointment, nomination for or election to the office of councilmember no sooner than for a term beginning eight years after completion of that councilmember ’s third consecutive full term.

a. What is the maximum number of consecutive years that a councilmember could serve?

b. How many years must a councilmember who has served three consecutive full terms wail before running for office again?

c. Suppose a councilmember has served two consecutive full terms and is then defeated for reelection. According to this provision, is she or he required to wait 8 years before running for office again?

d. Suppose a councilmember serves three consecutive full terms and is reelected 10 years later. According to this provision, how many consecutive terms can she or he serve at that time?