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U.S. Term Limits Praises Shevrin Jones for Signing Pledge

For immediate release August 26, 2019 Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits Phone: (321) 345-7455 stillman@termlimits.com U.S. Term Limits Praises Shevrin Jones for Signing Pledge Melbourne, FL – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from elected officials across Florida. Its mission

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New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of West Virginians Support Congressional Term Limits

For immediate release November 30, 2018 Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits Email: stillman@termlimits.com Phone: (321) 345-7455 New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of West Virginians Support Congressional Term Limits Washington, D.C. — A new poll shows that West Virginia residents resoundingly agree that it is time for term limits on Congress. The survey, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates, found that 83

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Illinois

According to recent data from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois is the third most politically corrupt state in the country. Since 1976, it has averaged 51 public corruption convictions per year. These numbers indicate that term limits are needed more than ever to restore turnover and accountability to prairie state government. Term limits have emerged in

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Maryland

Delegate Michael J. Hough (R-3B) announced that he will introduce a term limits amendment when the Maryland General Assembly reconvenes in January 2014. The amendment proposes a three term (12 year) limit for both Delegates and State Senators. In order to refer an amendment to voters in Maryland, it must pass both chambers with a three-fifths vote. Here’s

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Montana

In 2014, Montana legislators debated House Bill 601 and House Bill 639 in the State Affairs Committee. Both bills would have doubled term limits to 16 years in one seat. THREAT LEVEL:     DEFEATED. Thanks for your hard work!     Montana’s term limits law survived its first attempt at a repeal in 2004, when 70 percent of

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Missouri

January 2014: Representative Myron Neth (R-Liberty) has introduced HJR 41, an anti-term limits amendment. It is identical to his bill in the last session, HJR 4, which failed to receive approval from the State Senate. If passed, Neth’s measure would double term limits on state House and Senate members from eight years in one seat to

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City Term Limits

Nine of the United States’ ten largest cities have term limits: City Name Term Limits New York City Y Los Angeles Y Chicago N Houston Y Philadelphia Y (Mayor Only) Phoenix Y San Antonio Y San Diego Y Dallas Y San Jose Y More City Term Limits Facts: 51 percent of all large U.S. cities

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County Term Limits

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY TERM LIMITS Aspiring career politicians were at it again in 2014 to weaken term limits for themselves, and forcibly surrendering voter power. The voters fought back and thwarted this encroachment that was not only brought upon by crony commissioner’s, but developers had a big role in influencing the legislature; surprise. Voters squeaked

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2008 Battles

Battles have been waged by politicians, activist judges, special interests and lobbyists across the nation who seek to remove the will of the people. In order to maintain term limits at the state level, your help is needed.  See your state below???  Get involved… Not sure how?  Just email us by clicking here, and we

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Ohio

  Help Save Ohio’s Term Limits April 2015: The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission — which is made up entirely of legislators, lobbyists and their appointees — is set to recommend to the Legislature that term limits be weakened from 8 years in one seat to 12. Any term limit longer than eight years distorts the

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