How Long Are Terms for the House of Representatives
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The length of terms of state representatives in the 49 American lower chambers is either 2 years or four years.
Representatives in five states (Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi and Due north Dakota) accept a four-yr term. Representatives in 44 states have a two-year term.
In contrast, term lengths of state senators are generally longer. Country senators in only 12 states serve two-year terms. 30 states accept four-year terms for state senators. In the remaining viii states, senators serve one 2-yr term and 2 four-twelvemonth terms every ten years in the two-iv-four term system.
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- See also: Length of terms of state senators
Length of terms
In the map below, the five blue states correspond the lower chambers with 4-year terms: Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi and North Dakota. The greenish states represent those with ii-yr terms.
| Name of lower chamber | # of representatives | Length of term |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Business firm of Representatives | 105 | four |
| Alaska House of Representatives | 40 | 2 |
| Arizona Firm of Representatives | 60 | two |
| Arkansas House of Representatives | 100 | 2 |
| California State Assembly | eighty | two |
| Colorado Business firm of Representatives | 65 | 2 |
| Connecticut Business firm of Representatives | 151 | two |
| Delaware House of Representatives | 41 | 2 |
| Florida House of Representatives | 120 | ii |
| Georgia House of Representatives | 180 | 2 |
| Hawaii Business firm of Representatives | 51 | ii |
| Idaho Firm of Representatives | 70 | 2 |
| Illinois House of Representatives | 118 | 2 |
| Indiana House of Representatives | 100 | 2 |
| Iowa House of Representatives | 100 | ii |
| Kansas Firm of Representatives | 125 | 2 |
| Kentucky House of Representatives | 100 | 2 |
| Louisiana House of Representatives | 105 | iv |
| Maine House of Representatives | 151 | 2 |
| Maryland House of Delegates | 141 | iv |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives | 160 | two |
| Michigan House of Representatives | 110 | 2 |
| Minnesota House of Representatives | 134 | 2 |
| Mississippi House of Representatives | 122 | 4 |
| Missouri House of Representatives | 163 | 2 |
| Montana Firm of Representatives | 100 | 2 |
| Nevada State Assembly | 42 | 2 |
| New Hampshire House of Representatives | 400 | 2 |
| New Bailiwick of jersey General Associates | lxxx | 2 |
| New Mexico House of Representatives | 70 | 2 |
| New York Land Associates | 150 | two |
| North Carolina House of Representatives | 120 | ii |
| North Dakota House of Representatives | 94 | iv |
| Ohio House of Representatives | 99 | two |
| Oklahoma House of Representatives | 101 | 2 |
| Oregon House of Representatives | 60 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania Business firm of Representatives | 203 | 2 |
| Rhode Isle House of Representatives | 75 | ii |
| South Carolina House of Representatives | 124 | 2 |
| South Dakota House of Representatives | 70 | two |
| Tennessee House of Representatives | 99 | 2 |
| Texas House of Representatives | 150 | two |
| Utah House of Representatives | 75 | two |
| Vermont House of Representatives | 150 | 2 |
| Virginia House of Delegates | 100 | 2 |
| Washington State House of Representatives | 98 | two |
| West Virginia House of Delegates | 100 | 2 |
| Wisconsin State Assembly | 99 | ii |
| Wyoming House of Representatives | 60 | 2 |
Land legislatures with term limits
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- See too: State legislatures with term limits
In 15 land legislatures, country legislators are subject to term limits. Voters in six additional states voted to have term limits, but to have those votes nullified. In ii cases, the land legislature voted to nullify the limits imposed by voters, while in iv other states, courts nullified the voter-imposed limits, primarily for technical reasons.
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Lifetime versus consecutive
Legislative term limits can exist either lifetime or sequent. In the x states where the limits are sequent, once a land legislator has served the maximum number of terms in office, he or she, if eligible, can run for role for the state's other legislative chamber, or leave the legislature. These states are Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, and South Dakota. After a menses of fourth dimension no longer in office in a particular legislative sleeping accommodation, nonetheless, the legislator is allowed to run once more for role in that legislative chamber. The period of fourth dimension that a legislator must exist out of function before being able to run once again is commonly ii years.
In five of the fifteen states with limits on country legislators, the limit is a lifetime limit. These states are California, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, and Oklahoma. In these states, once a legislator has served the maximum allowable number of terms in a detail legislative bedroom, they may never over again run for or hold office in that detail bedroom.[ane]
See also
- Length of terms of state senators
- State legislatures with term limits
- State legislatures
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- National Conference of State Legislatures
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Chart of states with term limits," accessed Jan 22, 2016
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