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North Dakota voters just approved an age limit for congressional candidates

North Dakota voters have just approved a ballot initiative that bars anyone who would be 81 years old during his or her U.S.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — People in their late 70s or older can no longer run for Congress in North Dakota under a ballot measure overwhelmingly approved by voters Tuesday, and legal scholars said the law could remain on the books indefinitely because no elderly candidate might challenge the restriction they deem likely unconstitutional. Those experts view the constitutional amendment as an effort to revisit a nearly 30-year-old Supreme Court ruling against congressional term limits and could provide a potential test case for the nation. But Thorning said it’s also perplexing why supporters of the measure didn’t apply the age limit to state or local officers or presidential candidates “if they are concerned or confident about their argument.”

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