Voters in North Dakota elected to initiate a measure to put an age limit restriction on candidates running for Congress.
Measure 1, or the Congressional Age Limits Initiative, prohibits candidates from running for the U.S. Senate or U.S. House of Representatives if they will turn 81 by Dec. 31 of the year before their end of term. North Dakota voters approved the measure on Tuesday. With more than 95% of precincts reporting, 60.9% of voters supported the measure compared to 39.1% who opposed it.
The Washington Examiner previously reported on the concerns of many of North Dakota’s older residents about the measure. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) was a vocal opponent of Measure 1, expressing his disbelief that “any patriotic conservative would vote to limit their choices.” His stance was met with a significant portion of the public supporting the measure.
Additionally, while…
