HJR 4 - Increases Representative Term Limits - Missouri Key Vote
Jeanne Kirkton voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation-Joint Resolution.
Timeline
- Referred to Committee
- March 28, 2013
- House Joint Resolution Passed
- March 7, 2013
- Introduced
- Jan. 9, 2013
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Title: Increases Representative Term Limits
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a joint resolution that increases the time a state legislator may be elected to serve in 1 chamber of the General Assembly from 8 to 16 years.
Highlights:
- Increases the time a state legislator may be elected to serve in 1 chamber of the General Assembly from 8 to 16 years (Sec. A).
- Prohibits a state legislator from being elected to the General Assembly if he or she would be prohibited from completing a full term in that position due to the term limits established by this joint resolution (Sec. A).
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NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, AND THEN APPROVAL BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF VOTERS DURING AN ELECTION.
Title: Increases Representative Term Limits