WHB/3/3
Sponsored by Cinthia Torres, Mirriam Okafor of St. Agnes Academy
This legislation was filed in the General Services category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Term limits - A restriction or number of terms an office holder is allowed to hold office |
| 5 | Government official - A person elected to an office thru a democratic process |
| 6 | Age Limit - Maximum age an individual may serve as an elected official |
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| 8 | Section 2: Tennessee state representatives are to be limited to serving no more than 3 years of |
| 9 | terms and cannot exceed the age of 60 years at the time of election or appointment. |
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| 11 | Section 3: Exceptions |
| 12 | No exceptions. If an individual has served the 3 years required term amount, in no circumstances |
| 13 | should they be eligible for re-election or re-appointment after the end of their term. Any who have |
| 14 | been found to violate the term limits set by this act will be ineligible to appear on the ballot for any |
| 15 | position for office. |
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| 17 | Section 4 The responsibility for enforcing the provisions of this Act shall fall upon the appropriate |
| 18 | electoral authorities and bodies within the State of Tennessee. |
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| 20 | Section 5: Necessary funding for this Act will be appropriated from the state budget |
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| 22 | Section 6: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 24 | Section 7: This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2025. |
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