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Rhode Island Term Limits Amendment (2014)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Rhode Island Term Limits Amendment was not on the November 4, 2014 ballot in the state of Rhode Island as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, known in the legislature as House Resolution 7024, sought to implement a three-term limit on Rhode Island General Assembly members and lengthen those terms from two to four years. The measure was introduced in the 2013 state legislative session by State Representative John Lombardi (D-8).[1]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
The full text of the constitutional changes proposed by this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
Section 1 of Article 14 of the Rhode Island Constitution says that the Rhode Island General Assembly can initiate the process of amendment "by a roll call vote of a majority of the members elected to each house."
HR 7024 was introduced on January 8, 2014.[2]
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