An Act To Extend Term Limits Amend the bill by striking out all of section and inserting in its place the following: Sec. I. 21·A MRSA §553, as enacted by IB 1993, c. 1, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read: §553. Limitations on terms Notwithstanding any other prov~s~on of law, consecutive terms in office are limited as follows. 1. State Senator. A person may not serve more than 4 consecutive terms as a state Senator. except that. beginning with consecutive terms of office the first term of which starts on or after December I. 2004. a person may not serve more than 6 consecutive terms as a state Senator. 2. State Representative. A person may not serve more than consecutive terms as a member of the state House of Representatives. except that. beginning with consecutive terms of office the first term of which starts on or after December 1, 2004. a person may not serve more than 6 consecutive terms as a state Representative. 3. Secretary of State. A person may not serve more than 4 consecutive terms as Secretary of State. except that. beginning with consecutive terms of office the first term of which starts on or after December I. 2004. a person may not serve more than 6 consecutive terms as Secretary of State. Page 1-LRll06(4) HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1273
House Amendment HA_A_H509 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "1/,, to H.P. 945, L.D. 1273, Bill, "An Act 
To Extend Term Limits" 
Amend 
the bill by 
striking out all of 
section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. I. 21·A MRSA §553, as enacted by IB 1993, c. 1, §1 and 
affected by §2, is amended to read: 
§553. 
Limitations on terms 
Notwithstanding 
any other 
prov~s~on of 
law, 
consecutive 
terms in office are limited as follows. 
1. 
State Senator. 
A person may not serve more than 4 
consecutive terms as a state Senator. except that. beginning with 
consecutive terms of office the first term of which starts on or 
after December I. 
2004. 
a 
person may not serve more than 6 
consecutive terms as a state Senator. 
2. 
State Representative. 
A person may not serve more than 
consecutive 
terms 
as 
a 
member 
of 
the 
state 
House 
of 
Representatives. except that. beginning with consecutive terms of 
office the first term of which starts on or after December 1, 
2004. a person may not serve more than 6 consecutive terms as a 
state Representative. 
3. 
Secretary of State. 
A person may not serve more than 4 
consecutive terms as Secretary of State. except that. beginning 
with consecutive terms of office the first term of which starts 
on or after December I. 2004. a person may not serve more than 6 
consecutive terms as Secretary of State. 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT "R" to H.P. 945, L.D. 1273 
4. 
Treasurer of State. 
A person may not serve more than 4 
consecutive terms as Treasurer of State, except that, beginning 
with consecutive terms of office the first term of which starts 
on or after December 1, 2004, a person may not serve more than 6 
consecutive terms as Treasurer of State. 
5. 
Attorney General. 
A person may not serve more than 4 
consecutive terms as Attorney General, 
except that, beginning 
with consecutive terms of office the first term of which starts 
on or after December 1, 2004, a person may not serve more than 6 
consecutive terms as Attorney General. 
6. 
State Auditor. 
A person may not serve more than 2 
consecuti ve terms as State Audi tor, except that, beginning with 
consecutive terms of office the first term of which starts on or 
after December 1, 
2004, 
a person may not serve more than 3 
consecutive terms as State Auditor. 
This section applies to terms of office that begin on or 
after December 3, 1996.' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in the question in the 
2nd line 
(page 1, 
line 45 
in L.D.) 
by inserting after the 
following: 
"officers" 
the 
following: 
'beginning 
with 
consecutive terms of office the first term of which begins on or 
after December 1, 2004' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment limits the extension of term limits to those 
officials or officers who are not currently serving in that same 
position. 
A person who 
was 
elected to 
an office prior to 
December 1, 2004 is still subject to a limit of 4 consecutive 
terms, 
or 
consecutive terms 
for 
the State Auditor. 
This 
amendment also changes the referendum question to reflect this 
limitation. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative 
TOWN: 
Presque Isle 
HOUSE 
AMENDMENT