(BISMARCK, ND) — A Senate Concurrent Resolution being considered by the North Dakota Senate would change term limits for lawmakers.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 4028 would set the term limit of the election as Governor or Lieutenant Governor to two terms. Those elected to the positions of Ag Commissioner, Attorney General, State Auditor, Insurance Commissioner, Public Service Commissioner, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tax Commissioner or State Treasurer could not be elected more than three times. A person elected to the House could not be elected more than three times, as well as the Senate. Any prior election as a member of the House of Representatives, a member of the Senate, the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and a statewide elected office, may not be counted against the election of an individual occurring before the 2018 general election.
An individual’s service by the Lieutenant Governor in the individual’s capacity as president of the Senate does not count toward the cumulative amount of time an individual may serve as a member of the Senate.
