Group tries to disqualify Arkansas term limits proposal

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ A group is asking Arkansas’ highest court to
disqualify from the ballot a proposal that would impose the strictest term
limits in the nation on the state’s legislators.

Arkansans for Common Sense Term Limits filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme
Court on Wednesday challenging the proposed constitutional amendment appearing
on the November ballot.

The measure would limit Arkansas lawmakers to two four-year terms in the Senate
and three two-year terms in the House, with a total cap of 10 years in office.

The lawsuit challenges the wording of the ballot title and says also some of the signatures submitted in favor of the measure weren’t valid.

Arkansas lawmakers can currently serve 16 years in the House, Senate or a
combination of both.

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