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Former MI lawmakers appeal suit challenging Michigan's legislative term limits Copyright Getty Images Photo by: Bill Pugliano/ Getty Images Posted at 8:47 AM, Apr 16, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-16 08:47:34-04 (WXYZ) — A group of former Michigan lawmakers has filed an appeal after a federal judge upheld Michigan's term limits for state representatives and senators. The bipartisan group of 10 former lawmakers originally filed the lawsuit in 2019, saying that the term limits violated the first and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution and portions of the Michigan Constitution. Term l...

Judge upholds Michigan’s ‘shortest and harshest’ term limits for politicians Updated Jan 26, 2021; Posted Jan 22, 2021 The Michigan State Capitol building in downtown Lansing seen from E. Michigan Ave. on Oct. 17, 2019.Garret Ellison | MLive Facebook Share Michigan’s elected officials can’t become “career politicians” within the state Legislature. 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. Ten former state legisla...