term limits

Term Limits Center Of Public Conference

Maria Altman — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:11:29 +0000

Term limits have been in effect in Missouri’s General Assembly for 20 years.

Tomorrow a public conference held in St. Louis will explore how the limits have changed Missouri politics for both good and bad.

Representative Chris Kelly, a Democrat from Columbia, served in the state house for 12 years before voters passed the term limits and two terms since then.

Kelly says the General Assembly still attracts smart, hard-working people, but he says they don’t have as much time to learn the ropes.

Missouri Term Limits: Pros and Cons

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:01:38 +0000

Term limits are a controversial topic in Missouri and there are persuasive cases both for and against them. Currently, the Missouri constitution limits state senators to two four-year terms and state representatives to four two-year terms.

Host Don Marsh’s guests are:

Mo. Senate backs more term limits on state offices

The Associated Press — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:28:41 +0000

A new measure passed in the Missouri Senate would limit statewide officials to eight years in office.

Missouri currently limits the governor and treasurer to two four year terms each. Members of the state House and Senate are also subject to term limits.

A proposed constitutional amendment would extend the two-term limits to the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general and auditor.

Mo. Senate endorses expansion of term limits

The Associated Press — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:47:42 +0000

Missouri voters could get to decide whether to impose term limits on all executive officeholders under a proposal endorsed by the state Senate.

The proposed constitutional amendment would limit the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general and auditor to serving two, four-year terms. A similar limit already is in place for Missouri's governor and treasurer. State lawmakers also are subject to term limits.

All Mo. statewide officeholders would be term limited under proposal

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:02:18 +0000

All statewide officeholders in Missouri would be limited to eight years in office, under legislation pre-filed in the State Senate.

The Governor and State Treasurer are the only statewide office holders in Missouri limited to two four-year terms. The rest – Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Auditor – can run for re-election as often as they want. The measure is sponsored by State Senator Brad Lager (R, Savannah), who is also running for Lt. Governor.