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Oklahoma lawmaker proposes 24-year terms for sheriffs, DAs and other county officials…

9:54 AM EST on January 26, 2017

Who's ready for generational term limits? That's what may be coming to an Oklahoma county near you if yet another time-wasting, real issue-dodging Oklahoma lawmaker gets his way.

I was surfing the Oklahoma Reddit page last night (because I'm a winner) and ran across a link for HB 2215. Introduced by State Rep. Sean Roberts – the guy who looks like he sings at your grandma's church – it would extend the terms of most country elected officials from four to 24 years.

Yeah, that's right. 24 years. Not hours like the TV show.

Here's a list of the elected officials that would see their terms sextupled:

• County Sheriffs