U.S. Term Limits Praises Shevrin Jones for Signing Pledge

For immediate release August 26, 2019 Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits Phone: (321) 345-7455 stillman@termlimits.com U.S. Term Limits Praises Shevrin Jones for Signing Pledge Melbourne, FL – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from elected officials across Florida. Its mission

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New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of West Virginians Support Congressional Term Limits

For immediate release November 30, 2018 Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits Email: stillman@termlimits.com Phone: (321) 345-7455 New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of West Virginians Support Congressional Term Limits Washington, D.C. — A new poll shows that West Virginia residents resoundingly agree that it is time for term limits on Congress. The survey, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, found that 83

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Arkansas

Arkansas Term Limits used a wooden Trojan horse in 2014 to show voters that politicians were scamming the people to obtain longer term limits. 2014 was a tough pill to swallow for voters in Arkansas. Politicians deceived voters with a sneaky ballot title that lengthened the state’s legislative term limits. The legislature now has “the weakest

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Illinois

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

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Maryland

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

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Montana

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

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2012-2016 Battles

Politicians still have not learned that voters love term limits.  Attacks are already flying, with several states introducing legislation that would amend or repeal their term limits laws.  Other states, like Illinois, have initiated exciting campaigns to put term limits on the ballot this year. Click on the states below to find out what you

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Nebraska

Nebraska was the last state legislature to adopt term limits. In 2000, 56 percent of voters passed a two-term four year limit on members of the legislature. Senator Mike Friend (10) introduced LCR 5CA, a bill which will amend the number of terms for members of the legislature from two to three.  The bill has been

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2010 Battles

Arizona The battle over term limits is being revisited in Arizona, there are currently two bills one in the Senate SCR 1007, and its sister bill HCR 2029 in the house that would result in a total repealing of the term limits the citizens of Arizona approved in 1992. There are also three other bills: HCR 2012, HCR 2017, and HCR

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