Judge upholds Michigan’s ‘shortest and harshest’ term limits for politicians
A federal judge on Friday issued a ruling upholding Michigan’s term limits for state lawmakers - six years, or three two-year terms for representatives, and eight years, or two four-year terms for senators. Nearly 59% of Michigan voters supported the limits at the time. “In 2014, Michigan’s term limits resulted in thirty-four lawmakers leaving office,” the plaintiffs argued, according to a ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Janet Neff on Jan. 20. The former legislators posed various legal challenges to the term limits based on the state and U.S. Constitution. More on MLive:Term-limited politicians file lawsuitVoters not Politicians talk term limit challenge
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