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In 2014, Montana legislators debated House Bill 601 and House Bill 639 in the State Affairs Committee. Both bills would have doubled term limits to 16 years in one seat. THREAT LEVEL:     DEFEATED. Thanks for your hard work!     Montana’s term limits law survived its first attempt at a repeal in 2004, when 70 percent of

According to recent data from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois is the third most politically corrupt state in the country. Since 1976, it has averaged 51 public corruption convictions per year. These numbers indicate that term limits are needed more than ever to restore turnover and accountability to prairie state government. Term limits have emerged in

Delegate Michael J. Hough (R-3B) announced that he will introduce a term limits amendment when the Maryland General Assembly reconvenes in January 2014. The amendment proposes a three term (12 year) limit for both Delegates and State Senators. In order to refer an amendment to voters in Maryland, it must pass both chambers with a three-fifths vote. Here’s

Nine of the United States’ ten largest cities have term limits: City Name Term Limits New York City Y Los Angeles Y Chicago N Houston Y Philadelphia Y (Mayor Only) Phoenix Y San Antonio Y San Diego Y Dallas Y San Jose Y More City Term Limits Facts: 51 percent of all large U.S. cities

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY TERM LIMITS Aspiring career politicians were at it again in 2014 to weaken term limits for themselves, and forcibly surrendering voter power. The voters fought back and thwarted this encroachment that was not only brought upon by crony commissioner’s, but developers had a big role in influencing the legislature; surprise. Voters squeaked

Battles have been waged by politicians, activist judges, special interests and lobbyists across the nation who seek to remove the will of the people. In order to maintain term limits at the state level, your help is needed.  See your state below???  Get involved… Not sure how?  Just email us by clicking here, and we

  Help Save Ohio’s Term Limits April 2015: The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission — which is made up entirely of legislators, lobbyists and their appointees — is set to recommend to the Legislature that term limits be weakened from 8 years in one seat to 12. Any term limit longer than eight years distorts the

To everyone’s surprise, Former Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville left the Michigan state legislature’s term limits alone in 2014. He realized that going against voters’ will and using resources to attack a popular reform wasn’t worth the gamble. Republican Rep. Ed McBroom thinks otherwise. Just a few months into session and he’s already helped craft