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This concurrent resolution proposes an amendment to the New Jersey State Constitution that would impose term limits on state legislators. Specifically, the resolution would limit members of the State Senate to three successive terms (equivalent to 10 years), and members of the General Assembly to five successive terms (also 10 years). After serving the maximum number of successive terms, legislators would be ineligible to hold the same office again until at least one intervening term has passed. Terms would be considered successive unless there is a break in service consisting of one intervening term. The amendment would first apply to legislators elected in the 2011 general election, and any terms served prior to that election would not count toward the term limit calculation. The proposed amendment would be submitted to voters at a general election, with voters asked to approve or reject the constitutional change through a ballot measure. If approved, this resolution aims to introduce more regular turnover in New Jersey's legislative bodies by preventing long-term incumbency.

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https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/ACR82