Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wants term limits for state lawmakers.
In a news conference the day before the start of the Maryland General Assembly Session in Annapolis, Hogan announced what he called The Government Accountability Act. Under his proposal, Maryland lawmakers would be limited to serving a maximum of eight years in each chamber in the Maryland General Assembly.
“We are calling on legislators on both sides of the aisle to come together in a bipartisan way to bring this legislation to the floor of the House and the Senate for an up-or-down vote,” Hogan said. The plan is to have the issue on the ballot in November.
Hogan, a Republican who is running for re-election, said 15 other states have legislative term limits. Hogan claimed the measure could make state government more accountable to the people of Maryland, and cited Montgomery County, where voters passed a term-limit measure that has barred four Montgomery County council members from running for another term.
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