On Monday, the Arizona House of Representatives voted 33-22 to pass a constitutional amendment to increase the length of terms for both state senators and state representatives from two years to four years. The measure would not change the length of term limits in years. Both state senators and state representatives would continue to be limited to serving eight years (two terms under the proposal, rather than four terms as currently allowed).
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Arizona State House votes to double legislator's term-lengths . . . Approval in the State Senate will send to November Ballot
At least 31 votes were needed in the state House to approve the amendment, which will go before voters at the election on November 6, 2018, if the state Senate also approves the proposal. The amendment received bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition in the state House. It passed with 33 votes, with 48 percent of Democrats and 60 percent of Republicans voting "yes" on the amendment. The amendment will need the vote of 16 state senators to make the ballot. Republicans have a 17-13 majority in the state Senate.
During the 2017 legislative session, the Arizona State Senate voted on a constitutional amendment to increase the length of a term for state senators from two years to four years. The amendment did not increase the length of a term for state representatives. While the state Senate approved the proposal 19-11, the state House did not vote on the measure before the session adjourned.
QUESTION: Why make the change?
These term-limits are in effect for good reasons, especially here in Arizona where State House politics deserves more timely scrutiny and vigilant oversight to keep government HONEST: more open, transparent and accountable NOT LESS
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