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Committee hears bill to define when term-limits clock starts under Article 15
Summary
Representative Ben Koppelman told the Government and Veterans Affairs Committee that House Bill 1300 would interpret Article 15 of the state constitution to make term limits prospective — starting after an election or appointment — and the committee voted to give the bill a "do pass."
Representative Ben Koppelman, a member of the House from District 16 in West Fargo, introduced House Bill 1300 on the Government and Veterans Affairs Committee agenda and said the measure would clarify how the term-limits language in Article 15 of the state constitution applies to current and future officeholders. “I represent district 16 in West Fargo, and I'm here to present, house bill 1300 to you today,” Koppelman said.
Koppelman told the committee the amendment to the constitution establishing term limits was written to have prospective effect,…
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