An Act To Amend the Legislative Term Limit Laws
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §553, sub-§1, as enacted by IB 1993, c. 1, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §553, sub-§2, as enacted by IB 1993, c. 1, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:
Sec. 3. Contingent effective date. This Act takes effect only if a resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Maine takes effect to increase the length of terms for Senators and members of the House of Representatives from 2 years to 4 years beginning with the general election held in 2010.
Current law governing term limits restricts state Senators and members of the state House of Representatives to 4 consecutive 2-year terms. This bill provides that, if a constitutional amendment is adopted and ratified at referendum to increase the length of a legislative term from 2 years to 4 years, the number of permissible consecutive terms would decrease to 2.