April 30, 2015, Introduced by Rep. Smiley and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by repealing section 54 of article IV and
section 30 of article V, to repeal term limits for legislators, the
governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, and the
attorney general.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to repeal term limits for legislators, the
governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, and the
attorney general, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the
people of the state:
ARTICLE IV
Sec.
54. No person shall be elected to the office of state
representative
more than three times. No person shall be elected to
the
office of state senate more than two 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.
ARTICLE V
Sec.
30. No person shall be elected more than two times to
each
office of the executive branch of government: governor,
lieutenant
governor, secretary of state or attorney general. Any
person
appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in the office of
governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary of state or attorney
general
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.