OCTOBER 14, 2022:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A campaign over whether to impose term limits on North Dakota lawmakers and the governor is a mismatch so far — at least financially. Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Term Limits, has contributed more than $810,000 in the past two years to get the ballot proposal before voters. Lawmakers and opponents complain they can’t keep up with out-of-state interests. Opponent say there has been no time to organize and raise funds before the vote. Last month (Sept. 2022), the North Dakota Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the measure should be placed on the November ballot.
OCTOBER 10, 2022:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters in November will decide whether to impose term limits on the governor and state lawmakers. It’s a change supporters say would bring in new blood and term-limit foes decry as a blow to institutional knowledge of the Legislature. Measure 1 would add a new article to the state constitution, imposing term limits of eight cumulative years each in the House and Senate. The governor could not be elected more than twice. Term limits would not be retroactive and the measure does not affect Congress. Measure Chairman Jared Hendrix says he’s found a general sense that people don’t feel well represented.
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