HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION U


     May 7, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Oxender, Griffin, Kukuk, Baade, Godchaux, McBryde, Johnson, LaForge, Leland, Bodem, Goschka, Middleton, Rison, Byl, Jellema, Dalman and Llewellyn and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics.


        A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state con-

   stitution of 1963, by amending section 54 of article IV and sec-

   tion 30 of article V, to increase the maximum number of terms of

   certain state officers.

        Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

   state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state con-

   stitution of 1963, to increase the maximum number of terms of

   certain state officers, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to

   the people of the state:

 1                                ARTICLE IV

 2         Sec. 54.  No  FOR TERMS OF OFFICE BEGINNING ON OR AFTER

 3    JANUARY 1, 1993 AND BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1999, NO person shall be

 4    elected to the office of state representative more than three

 5    times.  No  FOR TERMS OF OFFICE BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1,

 6    1993 AND BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2003, NO person shall be elected to


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 1    the office of state senate more than two times.  FOR TERMS OF

 2    OFFICE BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1999, NO PERSON SHALL BE

 3    ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE MORE THAN SIX

 4    TIMES.  FOR TERMS OF OFFICE BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1,

 5    2003, NO PERSON SHALL BE ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF STATE SENATE

 6    MORE THAN THREE TIMES.  A PERSON WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF

 7    STATE REPRESENTATIVE THREE TIMES FOR TERMS OF OFFICE BEGINNING ON

 8    OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1993 AND BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1999 IS NOT ELIGI-

 9    BLE TO HOLD THE OFFICE OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE ON OR AFTER

10    JANUARY 1, 1999.  A PERSON WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF STATE

11    SENATE TWO TIMES FOR TERMS OF OFFICE BEGINNING ON OR AFTER

12    JANUARY 1, 1993 AND BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2003 IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO

13    HOLD THE OFFICE OF STATE SENATE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2003. Any

14    person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in the house of

15    representatives or the state senate for a period greater than one

16    half of a term of such office, shall be considered to have been

17    elected to serve one time in that office for purposes of this

18    section.  This limitation on the number of times a person shall

19     be elected to office shall apply to terms of office beginning on

20     or after January 1, 1993. 

21         This section shall be self-executing.  Legislation may be

22    enacted to facilitate operation of this section, but no law shall

23    limit or restrict the application of this section.  If any part

24    of this section is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the

25    remaining parts of this section shall not be affected but will

26    remain in full force and effect.





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 1                                ARTICLE V

 2         Sec. 30.  No  FOR TERMS OF OFFICE BEGINNING ON OR AFTER

 3    JANUARY 1, 1993 AND BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1999, NO person shall be

 4    elected more than two times to each office of the executive

 5    branch of government:  governor, lieutenant governor, secretary

 6    of state or attorney general.  FOR TERMS OF OFFICE BEGINNING ON

 7    OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1999, NO PERSON SHALL BE ELECTED MORE THAN

 8    THREE TIMES TO EACH OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF

 9    GOVERNMENT:  GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, SECRETARY OF STATE,

10    OR ATTORNEY GENERAL.  A PERSON WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE SAME OFFICE

11    OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, WHETHER GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,

12    SECRETARY OF STATE, OR ATTORNEY GENERAL, TWO TIMES FOR TERMS OF

13    OFFICE BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1993 AND BEFORE

14    JANUARY 1, 1999 IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO HOLD THAT SAME OFFICE ON OR

15    AFTER JANUARY 1, 1993. Any person appointed or elected to fill a

16    vacancy in the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary

17    of state, or attorney general for a period greater than one half

18    of a term of such office, shall be considered to have been

19    elected to serve one time in that office for purposes of this

20    section.  This limitation on the number of times a person shall

21     be elected to office shall apply to terms of office beginning on

22     or after January 1, 1993. 

23         This section shall be self-executing.  Legislation may be

24    enacted to facilitate operation of this section, but no law shall

25    limit or restrict the application of this section.  If any part

26    of this section is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the





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 1    remaining parts of this section shall not be affected but will

 2    remain in full force and effect.

 3         Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be sub-

 4    mitted to the people of the state at the next general election in

 5    the manner provided by law.














































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