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Term limits would not be the silver bullet to end discontent with the policymaking system. Term limits are relatively undemocratic in that term limits tell the voters that they don’t know enough to decide whether or not they ought to keep electing those holding office.

(Bismarck, ND) -- In the wake of cannabis legislation being put on the November ballot this fall, the leaders of the push for term limits for North Dakota lawmakers are taking a stand. The North Dakota Term Limits Committee has announced it is filing a lawsuit against Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s disqualification of tens of thousands of valid signatures from residents

Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced in March that a proposed measure to set term limits on state legislators and governors would not appear on the November ballot after thousands of signatures failed to meet legal standards.

Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced in March that a proposed measure to set term limits on state legislators and governors would not appear on the November ballot after thousands of signatures failed to meet legal standards.

Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced in March that a proposed measure to set term limits on state legislators and governors would not appear on the November ballot after thousands of signatures failed to meet legal standards.

Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced in March that a proposed measure to set term limits on state legislators and governors would not appear on the November ballot after thousands of signatures failed to meet legal standards.

Omdahl writes, "In the two-house system, the legislators are always gaming the system to confuse accountability or avoid responsibility for their actions. There is too much buck-passing in the bicameral system."

The Ward County State's Attorney Office will decide whether to pursue charges against North Dakota for Term Limits, the group behind the petition, after claims it paid signature gatherers bonuses.

These supposed liberty lovers will argue that the state constitution makes Burgum's political engagement illegal.

These supposed liberty lovers will argue that the state constitution makes Burgum's political engagement illegal.