Bill > HJR003

This joint resolution proposes to amend the Utah Constitution to establish eight-year term limits for state elected officials, including legislators, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Auditor, and State Treasurer. The term limit provisions would apply to years of service on or after January 1, 2027, and would prevent elected officials from serving more than eight cumulative years in the same legislative house or executive office. The resolution includes specific provisions allowing for exceptions in cases of mid-term vacancies and includes safeguards for government continuity during emergencies, such as allowing the Legislature to provide a successor who exceeds the term limit if no eligible person is available. The proposed constitutional amendment also modifies succession rules for gubernatorial vacancies to ensure compliance with the eight-year service limitation, including adjustments to how the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives might assume the Governor's role. If approved by voters at the next regular general election, the term limit provisions would take effect on January 1, 2027, giving current and future elected officials clear guidance about the new service restrictions.

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