Measure on the ballot in the 2022 North Dakota General Election in North Dakota.
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Get StartedA "yes" vote supports the creation of term limits for the governor and state legislators. Individuals would be limited to serving as governor, state representative, or state senator for eight years in each position.
A "no" vote opposes the creation of term limits for the governor and state legislators.
"Term limits encourage independence as it severs relationships between special interest groups and members of the legislature reducing the power of lobbyists – thus putting the taxpayers first." - North Dakota for Term Limits, in support of Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 1 (Learn more)
"But there is something more basic in the consideration of limiting the terms of legislators. By limiting terms, the citizens are telling themselves that democracy in North Dakota has a serious defect: the voters need to be protected from their own inability to make intelligent decisions in the election and re-election of legislators." - Lloyd Omdahl, former North Dakota Lieutenant Governor, in opposition to Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 1 (Learn more)
This initiated measure would add a new article to the North Dakota Constitution. Under the measure, an individual could not serve as a state legislator for a total of more than eight years in either the North Dakota House of Representatives or the North Dakota Senate, separately. It also would prohibit an individual from being elected as Governor more than twice. Service as a member of the legislature or election to the office of governor before the effective date of this measure would not count towards an individual's eight-year or two-election limit. An individual would not be allowed to serve a full or remaining term as a member of the legislature if serving the term would cause the individual to serve a total of more than eight years in that particular house. Any amendment to this article could not be proposed by the legislature, but only by citizen initiative. The article would become effective on January 1, 2023 if approved by the voters. If the measure conflicts with any other provision of the constitution, the measure states it would prevail over the other constitutional provision.The estimated fiscal impact of this measure is $0 per biennium.
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