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In May 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), that states cannot impose term limits upon their federal representatives or senators. In the 1994 U.S. elections , part of the " Contract With America " Republican platform included legislation for term limits in Congress.
The Twenty-second Amendment (Amendment XXII) to the United States Constitution limits the number of times a person can be elected to the office of President of the United States to two terms, and sets additional eligibility conditions for presidents who succeed to the unexpired terms of their predecessors. [1] Congress approved the Twenty ...
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those the Constitution specifies. The decision invalidated 23 states' Congressional term limit provisions.
(The Center Square) – Republicans in Congress led by US Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to impose term limits for members of Congress.
In 2024, 180 state legislators—79 state senators and 101 state representatives—are term-limited. This represents 3.1% of the 5,793 total seats up for election in November 2024 .
No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the House of Representatives, which has a term of three years. Governor-General: No term limits, but traditionally serves for one 5-year term. Federated States of Micronesia: President: Two 4-year terms Vice President: Two 4-year terms Fiji: President: Two 3-year terms Prime Minister
The rule imposing term limits was ratified after Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to the White House an unprecedented four times: in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944.
Class I comprises Senators whose six-year terms are set to expire on January 3, 2025. There is no constitutional limit to the number of terms a senator may serve. The Constitution set the date for Congress to convene — Article 1, Section 4, Clause 2, originally set that date for the third day of December.