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Term Limits and Public Service

Term limits are often discussed as a way to encourage new leadership, reduce long-term political entrenchment, and restore public trust in government. At the same time, questions remain about experience, voter choice, and how any term limit policy should be applied.
9 participants
Results show the percentage of people answering each question who selected each response. For questions where more than one response may be selected, percentages can total more than 100%.
1
Do you support term limits for elected officials?
Single choice
Yes
88.89%
8 of 9 respondents
No
0.00%
0 of 9 respondents
Unsure
11.11%
1 of 9 respondents
2
If Term Limits are adopted, should they apply to:
Multiple choice
Federal Offices
100.00%
9 of 9 respondents
State offices
100.00%
9 of 9 respondents
Local offices
55.56%
5 of 9 respondents
Unsure
0.00%
0 of 9 respondents
Participants could select more than one response for this question.
3
Should term limits apply to members of Congress?
Single choice
Yes, both the House and Senate
100.00%
9 of 9 respondents
Yes, the House only
0.00%
0 of 9 respondents
Yes, the Senate only
0.00%
0 of 9 respondents
No
0.00%
0 of 9 respondents
Unsure
0.00%
0 of 9 respondents
4
If term limits are created, should they be prospective or retrospective?
Single choice
Prospective only, counting future terms after the rule is adopted
11.11%
1 of 9 respondents
Retrospective, counting prior years already served
44.44%
4 of 9 respondents
A combination approach
33.33%
3 of 9 respondents
Unsure
11.11%
1 of 9 respondents
5
What is your main reason for supporting or opposing term limits
Multiple choice
Encourage new leadership
77.78%
7 of 9 respondents
Reduce career politics
66.67%
6 of 9 respondents
Preserve voter choice
33.33%
3 of 9 respondents
Protect experienced leadership
11.11%
1 of 9 respondents
Reduce special-interest influence
77.78%
7 of 9 respondents
Unsure
11.11%
1 of 9 respondents
Participants could select more than one response for this question.

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