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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota resolution proposes constitutional term limits for governor, statewide officials, and legislators
Last action · March 17, 2025: Second reading, failed to adopt yeas 19 nays 28Sponsors: Justin Gerhardt and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
This proposes a constitutional amendment to establish specific term limits for the governor, lieutenant governor, statewide elected officials, and members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, while repealing existing cumulative term limits. Under the measure, service prior to the 2022 general election would not count toward these new limits, and if approved by voters, the changes would take effect on January 1, 2027.
Establishes a constitutional cap on how many times an individual can hold specific executive and legislative offices in North Dakota, resetting previous term-limit calculations starting from the 2022 election cycle.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Members of the legislative assembly
State lawmakers are restricted to serving no more than four complete four-year terms.
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Holders of the executive offices are restricted to being elected no more than twice.
Statewide elected officials
Elected officials such as the attorney general, secretary of state, and state treasurer are limited to being elected no more than three times.
Qualified electors of North Dakota
Voters would have the measure submitted to them at the 2026 general election to decide on the constitutional amendment.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This resolution did not become law - Failed in the Senate.
Procedural history
5 actions- Mar 17, 2025SenateSecond reading, failed to adopt yeas 19 nays 28
- Mar 17, 2025SenateCommitteeAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Mar 14, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back amended, do not pass, placed on calendar 6 0 0
- Mar 6, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 01:00
- Feb 24, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy70Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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