West Virginia Treasurer Pack seeks to establish term limits on some executive offices
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — State Treasurer Larry Pack has announced his plan to propose an amendment to the West Virginia Legislature that would establish term limits for the secretary of state, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture and state treasurer.
According to a release, the resolution seeks to amend Section Four, Article VII of the West Virginia Constitution to prevent any member of the Board of Public Works from serving for more than 12 years, or three terms, in any one office.
Treasurer Pack said that establishing term limits on these seats would 'help ensure politicians serve the people rather than themselves' and that it would be the first step to 'restore more power back to the people.'
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Under this amendment, any length of time served in the above-listed offices would constitute one term in that office. However, it would not bar someone from running for a different office once their term limit is up.
'When politicians overstay their welcome, they become stagnant and less likely to adopt new ideas. Term limits give you a shorter amount of time to get things done and encourages politicians to enact bold, transformative policies right out of the gate,' Treasurer Pack said. 'This is not a new concept for West Virginians. We already have term limits for the Governor and our county sheriffs. The people decided long ago we should not concentrate the power of executive offices in one person for too long, and I feel these limits should be extended across all constitutional offices for the same reason.'
If the legislature adopts this amendment, West Virginia voters would need to approve it during the 2026 General Election. If approved by the voters, the amendment will apply to anyone in those offices beginning in 2029.
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