,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,norman introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require a national         
nonbinding referendum at the regularly  
scheduled general election for ,federal 
office in #bjbj to advise ,congress on  
term limits for ,members of ,congress1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,voter ,opportunity ,to       
,inform ,congress ,effectively on ,term 
,limits ,act of #bjai or the            
,v4,o4,i4,c4,e4 on ,term ,limits ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds  
that--  7#a7 the right of citizens of   
the ,united ,states to vote is a        
fundamental right2  7#b7 the right of   
citizens of the ,united ,states to have 
an effective voice in the               
decision-making processes of the        
,congress is grounded in the right to   

petition and is a fundamental part of   
,american democracy2  7#c7 ,congress    
should provide an opportunity for       
citizens to express their views on      
important public issues2  7#d7 there is 
an increasing public sentiment and      
demand for limiting the terms of        
,members of ,congress2 and  7#e7 voters 
in #ae ,states have already voted and   
approved ,state laws to limit the terms 
of their state legislators1 and voters  
in other ,states have expressed their   
interest in having term limits for      
,members of ,congress4  #c4 ,purposes   
,the purposes of this ,act are--  7#a7  
to give the citizens of every ,state the
 opportunity to express their opinion on
 whether or not the terms of ,members of
 ,congress should be limited2 and  7#b7 
to conduct a national nonbinding        
referendum on term limits at the #bjbj  
general election1 thereby having an     
opportunity to study the feasibility of 
conducting national nonbinding referenda
 on other important issues in the       

future4  #d4 ,national nonbinding       
referendum on term limits  7a7          
,nonbinding referendum required ,the    
chief election official of each ,state1 
in the regularly scheduled general      
election for ,federal office in #bjbj1  
shall place on the ballot in each       
congressional district in the ,state a  
nonbinding referendum consisting of the 
following3 7#a7 ,the title ,national    
,advisory ,referendum on ,term ,limits4 
7#b7 ,the advisory question ,should     
,congress approve a constitutional      
amendment to limit the number of terms  
that a ,member of the ,united ,states   
,house of ,representatives and ,united  
,states ,senator can serve in office84  
7#c7 ,the options of answering ,yes or  
,no4  7b7 ,procedures for nonbinding    
referendum ,each chief election official
 of a ,state shall ensure that the      
nonbinding referendum is conducted in   
the same manner as an election for      
,federal office in such ,state1         
including with respect to the printing1 

preparation1 tabulation1 and            
certification of ballots4  7c7 ,results 
of nonbinding referendum ,the chief     
election official of each ,state shall--
  7#a7 tabulate the results of the      
nonbinding referendum for each          
congressional district in the ,state and
 on a statewide basis2 and  7#b7 certify
 and transmit such results to ,congress 
in the same manner and at the same time 
of the certification of election of     
,members of the ,house of               
,representatives and ,senate for the    
regularly scheduled #bjbj general       
election4  7d7 ,recommendations  7#a7   
,chief state election officials ,not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
the regularly scheduled general election
 for ,federal office in #bjbj1 the chief
 election official of each ,state shall 
submit to the ,committees on the        
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,senate        
comments with respect to recommended    
changes or other improvements related to

 the conduct of the nonbinding          
referendum1 for consideration in        
conducting national nonbinding referenda
 on other issues in future general      
elections for ,federal office4  7#b7    
,committees on the ,judiciary of the    
,house and ,senate ,not later than #f   
months after the date of the regularly  
scheduled general election for ,federal 
office in #bjbj1 the ,committees on the 
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,senate shall  
prepare and report to the ,house and    
,senate1 respectively1 recommendations  
with respect to the response of         
,congress to the results of the         
nonbinding referendum4  7e7             
,reimbursement  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,election ,assistance ,commission shall 
reimburse an eligible ,state for the    
reasonable costs incurred by the ,state 
to conduct the nonbinding referendum4   
7#b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible for   
reimbursement under paragraph 7#a71 a   
,state shall submit to the ,election    

,assistance ,commission an application  
at such time1 in such form1 and         
containing such information as the      
,commission may require4  7f7           
,applicability of related ,federal laws 
to nonbinding referendum ,all ,federal  
laws which apply to an election for     
,federal office shall apply to the      
nonbinding referendum4  #e4 ,definitions
 ,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,congressional    
district ,the term congressional        
district includes the district of a     
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to 
the ,congress4  7#b7 ,nonbinding        
referendum ,the term nonbinding         
referendum means the referendum required
 by section #d7;a7 of this ,act4  7#c7  
,state ,the term ,state includes the    
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 and  
the ,virgin ,islands of the ,united     
,states4