South Dakota voters are one step closer to getting to vote on term limits in South Dakota. Senate Join Resolution 501 passed out of the senate Monday and is on to the house for further consideration. If made law the question of further strengthening term limits will go before the voters next election. In South Dakota lawmakers can serve eight consecutive years in one of its two elected bodies.
However, after that eight years lawmakers can run for the other body serving another consecutive eight years. District 1 state senator Michael Rohl brought this resolution forward and believes its what voters want…
Rohl says lawmakers should police themselves to stave off even stricter term limits in the future…
Matthew Bouge, a lobbyist with South Dakota Farm Bureau spoke against the bill in committee saying losing institutional knowledge would lead to lobbyist and special interest to have more influence…
