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Term Limits by Mind Map: Term Limits

1. Members of the House of Representatives shall be limited to no more than two consecutive terms. After two terms the member must return to and live in the district which they represented for at least one term. At the completion of the "home" term, the member may seek re-election in that or any other district. Members of the House of Representatives may not seek election to the Senate during their home term.

1.1. Members of the House of Representatives shall be limited to twenty (20) years of total service in the House. Home term time is not considered for total service, only active service in the House. If a member of the House who is first elected to the House, is later elected to the Senate, the twenty (20) years service limit remains, though six years will be deducted for that term and the member must abide a home term of six years after the first and subsequent terms in the Senate.

1.1.1. House Term

1.1.2. House Term

1.1.3. House Home Term

1.1.4. Term

1.1.5. Term

1.1.6. Home

1.1.7. Term

1.1.8. Term

1.1.9. Home

1.1.10. Term

1.1.11. Term

1.1.12. Home

1.1.13. Term

1.1.14. Term

1.1.15. Home

1.2. A member of the House of Representatives may seek election to the Senate after the first term in any two-term cycle. However, the period of service in the Senate counts against the twenty (20) year service total, and the (now) Senator must complete a six year home term before seeking either re-election to the Senate or the House of Representatives.

1.2.1. Election from House of Representatives to Senate

1.2.1.1. Term - House

1.2.1.2. Term - Senate

1.2.1.3. Senate Home Term

1.2.1.4. Term - House or Senate

1.2.2. Example career with transition from House of Representatives to Senate, after one term in the House of Representatives.

1.2.2.1. Term - House

1.2.2.2. Term - Senate

1.2.2.3. Senate Home Term

1.2.2.4. Term - Senate

1.2.2.5. Senate Home Term

1.2.2.6. Term - Senate

1.2.2.7. Term limits met

2. Members of the Senate shall be limited to one consecutive term, with one "home" term. Senators may not seek election to the House of Representatives during their home term. They may seek election to the House of Representatives after the Senate home term and will then be subject to the twenty (20) year service maximum.

2.1. Members of the Senate, elected solely to the Senate, shall be service limited to eighteen (18) years or three active terms.

2.1.1. Senate Term

2.1.2. Senate Home Term

2.1.3. Senate Term

2.1.4. Senate Home Term

2.1.5. Senate Term

2.1.6. Senate Home Term

3. A member of Congress (House or Senate) who reaches service limits shall be eligible for a full pension. For members only ever elected to the Senate, this shall be after 18 years, for Representatives, 20 years. Members of the Senate who have been elected to the House of Representatives one or more times must complete 20 years of service.

3.1. Senate Term

3.2. Senate Home Term

3.3. House Term

3.4. House Term

3.5. House Home Term

3.6. Senate Term

3.7. Senate Home Term

3.8. House Term

3.9. House Term

3.10. House Home Term

4. Under no circumstances shall any elected official hold office more than twenty active years, regardless of the