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The 2010 poll found that a majority of Americans were largely unaware of a proposal to impose a term limit of 18 years, as 82% reported they had heard little or nothing at all. [41] Notwithstanding a lack of awareness, 52% of Americans approved of limiting terms to 18 years, while 35% disapproved. [41]
Over the next 50 years, 54 joint resolutions seeking to repeal the two-term presidential election limit were introduced. [1] Between 1997 and 2013, José E. Serrano , Democratic representative for New York, introduced nine resolutions (one per Congress, all unsuccessful) to repeal the amendment. [ 34 ]
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (I) and Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D) have introduced a resolution to impose 18-year term limits on Supreme Court justices, which would require some turnover on the ...
The most popular of President Biden’s recent proposals to reform the Supreme Court is to limit the justices to staggered terms of 18 years. This idea is also among the five proposed amendments ...
The proposed amendment would create 18-year terms, with new terms beginning every two years. But the term limits would only impact justices appointed after ratification — all current justices ...
Many states require elected municipal officers to be over 18 years of age or be a registered voter in the city thereof. Montana requires mayors to be at least 21 years of age. As of November 2016, most U.S. cities with populations exceeding 200,000 required their mayor to be a registered voter in the city thereof or at least 18 years of age.
Biden will also demand 18-year term limits for the nine justices, which would enable the sitting president to appoint a new justice every two years.
The most common version of this proposal is for a term limit of 18 years, combined with a permanent fixing of the court's size at nine. The goal would be to provide an opening on the bench every ...