GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 16

Short Title:  Congressional Term Limits.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Kincaid; Cochrane and Allran.
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Referred to:  Constitution and Election Laws.
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January 28, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TERMS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 17 of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 163-203. Term limitations for members of Congress.
(a)	No United States Senator from North Carolina may serve more than two terms in the United States Senate, and no United States Representative from North Carolina may serve more than four terms in the United States House of Representatives.  This section applies only to terms beginning on or after the effective date of this section.  Any person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in either such body and who serves more than one-half of the term as a result of such appointment or election shall be considered to have served a term for the purpose of this section.
(b)	In the event that this section is held to be invalid, it is the intention of the State of North Carolina that members of Congress elected from North Carolina will voluntarily observe the provisions of this section."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective when at least one-half of the states have enacted term limitations for members of Congress representing that state.