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2005 SESSION
SJ 401 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Governor's term of office.
Introduced by: Mamie Locke | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Governor's term of office. Permits the Governor to succeed himself in office. The amendment allows two four-year terms (either in succession or not in succession) but prohibits election to a third term. The amendment allows Governors elected in 2009 and thereafter to serve two successive terms. Service for more than two years of a partial term counts as service for one term. This resolution is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Appropriate Balance of Power between the Legislative and Executive Branches to Support a Two-Term Governor in the Commonwealth (HJR 13, 2004). The proposed constitutional amendment in this resolution is identical to that in SJR 410 and HJR 652.
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HISTORY
- 01/13/05 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 050287376
- 01/13/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/25/05 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in P. & E. (9-Y 5-N)