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                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2011
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Introduced  by M. of A. RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 3 of the constitution, in
  relation to increasing the terms of office of members of the  legisla-
  ture to four years and limiting the terms of office as a member of the
  legislature any person may serve

  Section  1. RESOLVED (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article
3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as  hereinafter
provided.  The  senators [elected in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-five shall hold their offices  for  three  years,  and  their
successors]  shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years; PROVIDED,
THAT SENATORS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWELVE AND IN  SUBSEQUENT
YEARS  SHALL  HOLD  THEIR  OFFICES  FOR  FOUR  YEARS. The assembly shall
consist of one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members  [elected
in  the  year  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and thirty-eight, and their
successors,] shall be [chosen] ELECTED for TERMS OF two years; PROVIDED,
THAT ASSEMBLY MEMBERS ELECTED IN THE YEAR TWO  THOUSAND  TWELVE  AND  IN
SUBSEQUENT YEARS SHALL HOLD THEIR OFFICES FOR FOUR YEARS.
  NO  PERSON  SHALL  SERVE  AS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR MORE THAN
THREE CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERMS, WHETHER SUCH SERVICE IS AS A SENATOR,
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, OR CONSECUTIVE TERMS  AS  A  SENATOR  AND  AN  ASSEMBLY
MEMBER; PROVIDED THAT ANY PARTIAL TERM OF OFFICE HELD AS A MEMBER OF THE
LEGISLATURE  PRIOR TO THE ELECTION TO A CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERM SHALL
NOT BE USED TO CALCULATE ANY TERM LIMITATION IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
PARAGRAPH.
  S  2. RESOLVED (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                           LBD89122-01-1