“Sec. 25. Limitation of consecutive terms.
(1) No person shall be eligible for election to more than three consecutive terms as a member of the House of Representatives, nor be eligible for election to more than five consecutive terms as a member of the Senate. If a person fills a vacancy, it shall be considered as election to a term for the purpose of this section if the person takes office during the first calendar year of the term.
(2) Terms of office beginning before January 1, 2013, shall not be considered for the purpose of this section.
(3) A person disqualified by this section from election to the next succeeding term as a member of the House of Representatives may not fill a vacancy in that body in the succeeding term. A person disqualified by this section from election to the next succeeding term as a member of the Senate may not fill a vacancy in that body in the succeeding term.
(4) This section does not make eligible for office a person disqualified from office under Section 26 of this Article."
“Sec. 26. Limitation of terms.
(1) No person shall be eligible for election to more than five terms as a member of the House of Representatives, nor be eligible for election to more than seven terms as a member of the Senate. If a person fills a vacancy, it shall be considered as election to a term for the purpose of this section if the person takes office during the first calendar year of the term.
(2) Terms of office beginning before January 1, 2013, shall not be considered for the purpose of this section.
(3) A person disqualified by this section from service as a member of the House of Representatives may not fill a vacancy in that body. A person disqualified by this section from service as a member of the Senate may not fill a vacancy in that body."
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