Opposition of North Dakota campaign to impose term limits on lawmakers lacks funds
14.10.2022 - 00:04
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A campaign over whether to impose term limits on North Dakota lawmakers and the governor is a mismatch so far — at least financially. U.S.Term Limits, a Washington, D.C.-based group, has contributed more than $810,000 in the past two years to get the ballot proposal before voters, while lawmakers and opponents complain they can't keep up with out-of-state interests. "We have no money," said Bismarck Republican Rep.
Mike Nathe, who is leading a loosely organized group of GOP lawmakers and others who oppose the measure.They call it an "attack" on voters’ rights to choose the candidate they want, and argue that it diminishes institutional knowledge and shifts power to lobbyists, agencies and the governor. Supporters say term limits bring in new blood and increase voter participation. Many Democratic and Republican lawmakers have spoken out against the measure.
Republican Gov. Doug Burgum supports it. Nathe said his ad-hoc group is banking on social media, letters to the editor and word-of-mouth to persuade voters term limits are a bad idea.
Voters would sour on the idea if they knew more about it, and that it’s being led by an out-of-state group that term-limit foes believe want to dictate how state government should operate, he said. "We’re just trying to educate people about the measure and about how bad we think it is for the future of North Dakota," said Nathe, a funeral home owner who has been in the Legislature since 2009. Nathe released a list of state organizations that have joined in opposing the term limit measures, including the state’s largest business group, and organizations representing energy, education and agriculture.
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