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House Joint Resolution 1
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 4 2
of Article VI and the creation of a new section in 3
Article XII of the State Constitution to revise the 4
term limits applicable to state representatives and 5
state senators and to provide an effective date. 6
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Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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That the following amendment to Section 4 of Article VI and 10
the creation of a new sec tion in Article XII of the State 11
Constitution are agreed to and shall be submitted to the 12
electors of this state for approval or rejection at the next 13
general election or at an earlier special election specifically 14
authorized by law for that purpose: 15
ARTICLE VI 16
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS 17
SECTION 4. Disqualifications. — 18
(a) No person convicted of a felony, or adjudicated in 19
this or any other state to be mentally incompetent, shall be 20
qualified to vote or hold office until restoration of civil 21
rights or removal of disability. Except as provided in 22
subsection (b) of this section, any disqualification from voting 23
arising from a felony conviction shall terminate and voting 24
rights shall be restored upon completion of all terms of 25
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sentence including parole or probat ion. 26
(b) No person convicted of murder or a felony sexual 27
offense shall be qualified to vote until restoration of civil 28
rights. 29
(c) No person may appear on the ballot for re -election to 30
any of the following offices: 31
(1) Florida representative, 32
(2) Florida senator, 33
(3) Florida Lieutenant governor, 34
(2)(4) any office of the Florida cabinet, 35
(3)(5) U.S. Representative from Florida, or 36
(4)(6) U.S. Senator from Florida 37
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if, by the end of the current term of office, the person will 39
have served, (or, but for resignation, would have served ,) in 40
that office for eight consecutive years. 41
(d)(1) No person may appear on the ballot for election or 42
re-election to the office of state representative or state 43
senator if, by the end of his or her current ter m of office, the 44
person will have served, or, but for resignation, would have 45
served, in that office for a total of eight consecutive years. 46
(2) Beginning November 3, 2026, no person may appear on 47
the ballot for election or re -election to the office of s tate 48
representative or state senator if, by the end of the current 49
term of office, the person will have served, or, but for 50
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resignation or special election, would have served, in state 51
legislative office for a total of sixteen years, regardless of 52
whether such service was consecutive or nonconsecutive. 53
(3) After November 3, 2026, a person may appear on the 54
ballot for re-election to the office of state senator if service 55
of a complete term of office was shortened by apportionment. 56
Such person may still qua lify for election or re -election for 57
this subsequent term, even if the term exceeds the limits 58
provided in paragraphs (1) or (2). 59
ARTICLE XII 60
SCHEDULE 61
Implementation of revised term limits for legislators. — 62
(a) This section and the amendment to Sectio n 4 of Article 63
VI imposing term limits of sixteen years of service on state 64
representatives and state senators shall take effect upon 65
approval by the electors. 66
(b) If a person would otherwise be prohibited from 67
appearing on the ballot for election or re -election by paragraph 68
(d)(2) of Section 4 of Article VI as a result of service in a 69
legislative office before November 3, 2026, the person may 70
nonetheless appear on the ballot for election or re -election to 71
a state legislative office on or after November 3 , 2026, and, if 72
subsequently elected, the person may serve eight consecutive 73
years in that office even if service of such term exceeds the 74
nonconsecutive limits imposed by Section 4, Article VI. Such 75
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person may not serve in excess of twenty -four years regardless 76
of whether such service was consecutive or nonconsecutive. 77
(c) If a person would otherwise be prohibited from 78
appearing on the ballot for election or re -election by paragraph 79
(d)(1) of Section 4 of Article VI, but the person's term of 80
office was shortened as a result of apportionment, such person 81
may subsequently appear on the ballot for election or re -82
election to a state legislative office for another term. Service 83
of this additional term does not count toward the limits in 84
paragraph (d)(2) of Sec tion 4 of Article VI. Such person may not 85
seek additional terms in such legislative office. 86
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following statement be 87
placed on the ballot: 88
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 89
ARTICLE VI, SECTION 4 90
ARTICLE XII 91
TERM LIMITS FOR STATE SENA TORS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES. —92
The State Constitution provides that state representatives and 93
state senators are limited to serving 8 consecutive years in 94
either office. This amendment specifies that state 95
representatives and state senators are limited to 16 96
nonconsecutive years of total service. This revised limit would 97
take effect after the November 3, 2026, general election, and 98
provides that those seeking re -election during such election or 99
election or re-election in subsequent elections may complete 100
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their terms, regardless of such limits. 101
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