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By Benjamin Wood | The Salt Lake Tribune
Twelve consecutive years in office would be the new maximum for state lawmakers under a proposed ballot initiative planned by the United Utah Party.
The party — which pitches itself as a centrist alternative to the state’s Republican and Democratic organizations — announced its plans Monday to seek voter approval to impose a three-term limit on state senators, six-term limit on state representatives, and an eight-year cap on the statewide positions of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer and auditor.
“The goal is to restore the ideal of citizen service and discourage career politicians,” United Utah Party Chairman Richard Davis said in a statement. “What we are proposing is a reasonable term limit that still allows elected officials to serve long enough to make a difference, but not so long their career becomes more important than their constituents.”
