HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION O

October 21, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Pappageorge and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

                                                                             A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state                            

constitution of 1963, by amending section 54 of article IV, to              

modify term limits for certain elected state offices.                       

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the                  

state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state                

constitution of 1963, to modify term limits for certain elected             

state offices, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the                 

people of the state:                                                        

1                               ARTICLE IV                                      

2       Sec. 54.  No person shall  be elected to the office of

3   serve as a state representative  more than three times.  No                 

4   person shall be elected to the office of state senate more than             

5   two times or state senator for a combined total of more than 14            

6   years.  Any person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in the            

7   house of representatives or the state senate  for a period                  

1   greater than one half of a term of such office, who holds office           

2   for one day or more within a calender year shall be considered to           

3   have  been elected to serve one time in that office served the             

4   entire calendar year for purposes of this section.  This                    

5   limitation on the number of  times years a person  shall be                

6   elected to may serve in office shall apply to terms of office              

7   beginning on or after January 1, 1993.  A person is not eligible            

8   to serve as a state representative or state senator unless that             

9   person is eligible to serve the entire term of that office under            

10  this section.

11      This section shall be self-executing.  Legislation may be                   

12  enacted to facilitate operation of this section, but no law shall           

13  limit or restrict the application of this section.  If any part             

14  of this section is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the              

15  remaining parts of this section shall not be affected but will              

16  remain in full force and effect.                                            

17      Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be                     

18  submitted to the people of the state at a special election to be            

19  held on March 2, 2004 in the manner provided by law.