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The NC General Assembly has been in full swing this week, working to find solutions to some of the state s most pressing problems, like school reopening and extending unemployment benefits in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The legislature also has spent the week discussing bills that do not necessarily make the headlines but are very important for those that are affected. One bill, House Bill 53: Education Changes for Military-Connected Students, will make changes to ease the burden of active duty parents worrying about their child s education. Another bill, House Bill 136: Encourage Healthy NC Food in Schools, will help North Carolina farmers by putting muscadine grape juice in public school cafeterias. Most of these bills will pass overwhelmingly with little to no opposition, but they show how important state government can be.
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The House has rejected a proposed Constitutional amendment that would have imposed term limits on the Governor and the Legislature.
Under HCR 3036, a Governor would be limited to two terms, or 8 years, and a Legislator could serve four terms, or 16 years. The measure would have been retroactive.
It came out of committee on a 7-6 do not pass recommendation. What we did was recognize the value that we have in our long-term legislators, said Rep. Shannon Roers-Jones (R-Fargo). We have elections every four years, and that is the voters opportunity to retire legislators who they feel are ineffective.
The amendment’s author – Rep. Jeff Magrum (R-Hazelton) – told the House he had been a supporter of term limits before he was elected – and he believes in them more than ever, especially after what he termed the “debacle” last Thursday, when the House voted to expel Rep. Luke Simons (R-Dickinson).
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Sen. Ryan Weld is absolutely right that West Virginia needs to get into the business of good governance. A measure the Republican from Brooke County is sponsoring to limit the number of terms the state’s constitutional officers can hold office Senate Joint Resolution 11 is a solid step in that direction.
The constitutional offices secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney general and agriculture currently have no limits on the number of terms an elected representative can serve. This has led to decades-long bureaucratic tenures for some of those holding these offices.
Weld seeks to change that. The joint resolution calls for a constitutional officeholder to serve no more than three consecutive terms 12 years. It also would apply retroactively to those constitutional officers currently in office Treasurer Riley Moore (first term), Auditor J.B. McCuskey, Secretary of State Mac Warner, Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt (all in their second term)
It s sponsored by Representative Gray and Senator Salazar.
If eventually approved by the voters, the proposal, Wyoming state senators would be limited to 12 years or three four-year terms. Representatives would be limited to 10 years or five two-year terms. The five statewide elected officials governor, treasurer, secretary of state, auditor, and state superintendent would be limited to eight years or two four-year terms.
To be approved as a Wyoming constitutional amendment, a proposal be approved by two-thirds of both houses of the legislature and a majority of the voters in the next election. That majority, by the way, means a majority of people voting in the election, not just those voting on the proposal. That means that people who vote but bypass the proposed constitutional amendment count as no votes.
Rep. White says term limit resolution aimed at ending âcareerismâ for politicians
Rep. White says term limit resolution aimed at ending âcareerismâ for politicians By Carrie Provinsal and Kayla Lyons | March 4, 2021 at 4:41 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 7:37 PM
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Texas House Rep. James White joined East Texas Nowâs Kayla Lyons to discuss current Texas legislation concerning term limits for the US Congress.
HJR 95 is a joint resolution authored by White that would limit House Representatives to six terms and Senate members to two terms.
White said heâs responding to public outcry concerning politicians settling into âcareerismâ and that some politicians need to âmove alongâ. He said âmaybe after 12 or 14 years youâve done all of what you can doâ.