{"data":{"id":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-553","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"21-A M.R.S. §553","heading":"Limitations on terms","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, consecutive terms in office are limited as follows.\n1.  State Senate.  A person may not serve more than 4 consecutive terms as a state Senator.\n2.  State Representative.  A person may not serve more than 4 consecutive terms as a member of the state House of Representatives.\n3.  Secretary of State.  A person may not serve more than 4 consecutive terms as Secretary of State.\n4.  Treasurer of State.  A person may not serve more than 4 consecutive terms as Treasurer of State.\n5.  Attorney General.  A person may not serve more than 4 consecutive terms as Attorney General.\n6.  State Auditor.  A person may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms as State Auditor.\nThis section applies to terms of office that begin on or after December 3, 1996.","path":["TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 8: LIMITATION OF TERMS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec553.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"702c689c944ab4e862e14b0806cae29eec1a44816fe73567d27931527b126339","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-552","next":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-554"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}