Three attempts to extend lifetime term limits for state lawmakers have been introduced in the North Dakota Legislature just three years after voters passed a measure to establish them. The citizen-initiated measure was approved in 2022, placing an eight-year term limit on state lawmakers in the North Dakota Constitution. This measure also prohibited members of the Legislative Assembly from proposing changes to the rule, with the only way to change term limits being through another citizen-initiated measure.
House Concurrent Resolution 3034 seeks to remove this prohibition, allowing lawmakers to propose constitutional changes related to term limits. It would allow a senator or representative to serve for 12 cumulative years, with restrictions and breaks outlined. A similar Senate Concurrent Resolution 4028 also lists term limits but has provisions for overruling challenges in court. Another resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 4008, limits legislators to serving 12 years but does not extend these limits to other state leaders. The debate over term limits continues, with some advocating for fresh perspectives and collaboration, while others argue that term limits hinder institutional knowledge and the lawmaking process.
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