North Dakota Voters Will Decide If State Should Cap Age of Congressional Candidates at 80

To get the measure on the June ballot, Retire Congress North Dakota gathered just over 42,000 voter signatures.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-Calif.,) heads to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 6, 2023. She died several weeks later on Sept. 29, at age 90, the oldest person in Congress at the time. Alex Brandon/AP Photo

The question has been around for ages: How old is too old to hold office? While many would say the answer depends on an individual’s mental acuity, in North Dakota some citizens have landed on a specific number—80.

The group Retire Congress North Dakota aims to change state law by implementing congressional age limits.