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This resolution proposes an amendment to the state constitution that modifies the legislative term of office by changing the election and service periods for members of the general assembly. Specifically, the resolution establishes a new election cycle tied to the decennial census (the nationwide population count conducted every 10 years), where legislators will be elected in the second, sixth, and tenth years following the census. Under this proposed amendment, legislators elected in the second year after the census will serve a four-year term, those elected in the sixth year will also serve a four-year term, and those elected in the tenth year will serve a two-year term. Legislators will continue to be elected on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November and will take office the following January, serving until their successors are qualified. The resolution requires that this proposed constitutional amendment be presented to voters at the general election on November 3, 2026, with the ballot question asking whether the constitution should be amended to provide for two four-year legislative terms and one two-year legislative term following each decennial redistricting.

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