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A group is arguing in a new lawsuit that Michigan’s strictest-in-the-nation legislative term limits are unconstitutional.

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...

Former lawmakers appeal case seeking to overturn term limits Ten former lawmakers have asked a federal appellate court to rule Michigan's term limits unconstitutional, appealing a lower court ruling that upheld the decades-old, voter-approved limitations.  Approved by voters in 1992, Michigan's term limits are considered some of the strictest in the country. They limit state lawmakers to serving a total of 14 years across the two legislative chambers — three, two-year terms in the House and two, four-year terms in the Senate.  In their appeal filed April 5, the lawmakers asked the U.S. S...

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...