June 18, 2015, Introduced by Reps. McBroom, Hooker, Clemente, Cole, LaVoy, Zemke, Jenkins, Vaupel, Dillon, Santana, Aaron Miller, Schor and Price and referred to the Committee on Elections.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 54 of article IV, to
modify term limits for state senators and state representatives.
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 state senators and
state representatives, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the
people of the state:
ARTICLE IV
Sec.
54. No A person shall not be elected to the office
of
state
representative more than three consecutive
times. No A person
shall not be elected to the office of state senate more than two
consecutive times. Any person appointed or elected to fill a
vacancy in the house of representatives or the state senate for a
period greater than one half of a term of such office, shall be
considered to have been elected to serve one time in that office
for
purposes of this section. This limitation on the number of
times
a person shall be elected to office shall apply to terms of
office
beginning on or after January 1, 1993.
This section shall be self-executing. Legislation may be
enacted to facilitate operation of this section, but no law shall
limit or restrict the application of this section. If any part of
this section is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the
remaining parts of this section shall not be affected but will
remain in full force and effect.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.