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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville is floating a proposal that would allow legislators to server longer terms than those currently allowed by statute.<br />
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Even though Richardville would not benefit from the proposed law change, as he currently envisions it, he would still like to give the voters an opportunity to return a term limited legislator to office by before an actual election.<br />
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&nbsp;In 1992 the voters made their voices heard when the passed the current term limit law. Since then lawmakers and special interest groups have tried in vain to change the most restrictive law in the country and to allow more than six years in the House and eight years in the Senate.<br />
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Richardville's approach adds an additional level of participation on the part of the voters that currently does not exist.<br />
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The plan would allow local lawmakers to gather a required number of registered voter signatures just prior to ending their career. If they received a defined number of signatures they could run for office beyond the current term limit restrictions as long as they followed that process each election cycle.<br />
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To make this change to the term limit law, lawmakers would have to vote to place this change on a statewide ballot, and then a majority of registered voters would have to approve it. The new law if passed by the voters would only impact new lawmakers.<br />
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The current term limit law would would remain in effect and unless a standing legislator chose to use the extension option they would no longer be able to serve in the legislature.<br />
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Proponents for changing the current term limit law say that after a few years legislators are just beginning to learn the ins and outs of being a legislator and they have more to offer the longer they serve.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should voters amend the term limit law to allow voters the option of having them run beyond the legislators defined term limits?<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should Congress pass a law to show a social security card to get an </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>Additional Child Tax Credit</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>?<br />
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Yes - 91%<br />
No - 9%<br />
Undecided - 0% <br />
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ONE COMMENT WAS MADE ON THIS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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COMMENT #1:<br />
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Additional Child Tax Credit<br />
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I'm not clear on something. Does this mean that the &quot;worker&quot; &quot;tax-payer&quot; needs to show a social security card in order to claim the tax credit or does it mean that a social security number for each child also needs to be listed? I'm in favor of the requirement that both need to be recorded to claim the tax credit.<br />
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