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This joint resolution, originating from the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, formally requests the United States Congress to convene a convention under Article V of the Constitution to propose an amendment that would establish term limits for members of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The resolution cites a Supreme Court ruling (U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton) that prevented individual states from imposing such limits, and highlights Article V's provision allowing two-thirds of state legislatures to apply for a convention to propose amendments. It argues that without term limits, members of Congress have an unfair advantage in elections, and that term limits would promote a more balanced distribution of power and leadership based on merit rather than longevity. The resolution directs the Secretary of State to inform relevant federal and state officials and clarifies that this application is intended to be combined with similar applications from other states to reach the necessary two-thirds threshold for Congress to call a convention specifically for this purpose, and that it remains valid until that threshold is met.

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sjr17.html