Executive official term limits ballot measures

Voters have decided on executive official term limits ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, this includes measures to limit the number of terms that state executives, such as governors, can serve. The topic is grouped within the election policy area.

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List of state ballot measures

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Years

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2022

1. North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, Term Limits for Governor and State Legislators Initiative (2022)

2020

1. Missouri Amendment 1, State Executive Term Limits Amendment (2020)

2010

1. Oklahoma State Question 747, Term Limits Amendment (2010)

2008

1. Louisiana Term Limits for Public Boards Act, Amendment 1 (2008)

2002

1. Idaho Reinstatement of Term Limits through Ballot Restrictions Initiative, Initiative 2 (2002)

2000

1. Arizona Proposition 103, Corporation Commission Amendment (2000)

1996

1. Nevada Question 9A, State and Local Public Officer Term Limits Initiative (1996)

1995

1. Mississippi Term Limits, Initiative 4 (1995)

1994

1. Idaho Establish Term Limits Initiative, Initiative 2 (1994)
2. Massachusetts Question 4, Term Limits for State Executive, Legislative, and Congressional Offices Initiative (1994)
3. Nebraska Initiative Measure 408, Term Limits Amendment (1994)
4. Nevada Question 9, State and Local Public Officer Term Limits Initiative (1994)
5. Utah Initiative A, Term Limits and Runoff Elections Measure (1994)

1993

1. Maine Question 1, State Official Term Limits Measure (1993)

1992

1. Arkansas Term Limits, Proposed Amendment 4 (1992)
2. Florida Amendment 9, Term Limits Initiative (1992)
3. Michigan Ballot Proposal B, Term Limits for Congressional, State Executive, and State Legislative Offices Initiative (1992)
4. Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Terms, Amendment 6 (1992)
5. Montana Term Limits, CI-64 (1992)
6. Nebraska Initiative Measure 407, State and Congressional Term Limits Amendment (1992)
7. South Dakota Amendment A, Term Limits for State Congressional, U.S. Congressional, and Executive Offices Measure (1992)
8. Washington Initiative 573, Term Limits for State and Congressional Officers Measure (1992)

1991

1. Washington Initiative 553, Term Limits Measure (1991)

1990

1. California Proposition 131, Term Limits and Campaign Finance Limits Initiative (1990)
2. Colorado Amendment No. 5, Term Limits for Certain Offices Initiative (1990)

1988

1. Arizona Proposition 100, Repeal Term Limits for State Treasurer Amendment (1988)

1986

1. Mississippi State Treasurer Term Limits, Amendment 4 (1986)
2. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Limit Terms of State Officers (1986)

1984

1. Arkansas Term Limits for State Constitutional Officers, Proposed Amendment 64 (1984)

1982

1. New Hampshire term limits for Governor Amendment (1982)
2. Rhode Island Four Year Terms, Proposal 4 (1982)

1981

1. Kentucky Proposes a Change in Elected Officials Term Limits, Amendment 1 (November 1981)

1980

1. Utah Proposition 1, Revise the Executive Article Amendment (1980)

1978

1. Hawaii Executive Branch Term Limits, Amendment 9 (1978)

1977

1. North Carolina Allow Governor and Lieutenant Governor to Serve Second Consecutive Term Amendment (1977)

1974

1. Utah Proposition 1, Revise the Executive Article Amendment (1974)

1972

1. Indiana Governor Term Limits, Amendment 2 (1972)
2. South Dakota Amendment B, Executive Reorganization Measure (1972)

1970

1. Indiana Terms of Office, Amendment 3 (1970)
2. Nevada Question 3, Governor Term Limits Amendment (1970)
3. North Dakota State Treasurer Term Limit Repeal Referendum, Amendment 2 (1970)
4. South Dakota Amendment E, Term Limits Measure (1970)

1968

1. Alabama Term Limits, Amendment 1 (1968)

1966

1. Nebraska Amendment 4, Board of Education Membership Amendment (1966)
2. Nebraska Amendment 9, Governor Term Limits Amendment (1966)
3. Utah Proposition 3, Permit the State Auditor and State Treasurer to Serve Two Consecutive Terms Amendment (1966)

1965

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Governor Term Limits Measure (August 1965)

1964

1. Nebraska Amendment 2, Terms of Office for State Officials Amendment (1964)

1962

1. Nebraska Amendment 4, Governor Term Limits Amendment (1962)

1958

1. Minnesota Amendment 2, State Officer Term Limits Amendment (1958)
2. North Dakota Terms of State and County Offices, Referendum 3 (1958)

1957

1. Maine Constitutional Amendment 3, Gubernatorial Term Length and Limits Amendment (September 1957)

1956

1. Washington SJR 6, Remove Limitation on Successive Terms for State Treasurers Amendment (1956)

1951

1. Maine Question 5, Repeal Treasurer Term Limit Amendment (September 1951)

1948

1. Connecticut Question 2, Four-Year Elections for Executive Officials Amendment (1948)
2. Maryland Term Limits for the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Amendment 8 (1948)
3. New Mexico Proposed Amendment, Four-year Terms for State Executive Officers (1948)

1946

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Four-Year Terms for State Officers Amendment (1946)

1944

1. Arkansas Term Limits for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Proposed Amendment 38 (1944)

1941

1. Georgia Amendment 1, State Executives Term Limits Measure (June 1941)
2. Georgia Amendment 2, Gubernatorial Elections Measure (June 1941)

1937

1. New York Amendment 1, Increase in Term Limits of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment (1937)

1936

1. Georgia Amendment 4, Constitutional Officer Term Limits Measure (1936)
2. South Dakota Amendment B, State Treasurer Term Limits Measure (1936)

1930

1. North Dakota Four Year Term Limit Initiative (1930)

1927

1. New York Amendment 6, Terms of Office for Public Office Amendment (1927)

1926

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Term Limits for State Officials Amendment (1926)
2. North Dakota Tenure of Railroad Commissioners Referendum (1926)

1922

1. Colorado Measure 9, Four-Year Terms for Elective State Officers Amendment (1922)

1914

1. Nebraska Amendment 3, Salaries of State Executive Officers Amendment (1914)

1894

1. Nevada State Question 31, Executive Officer Terms Amendment (1894)

Alabama

1. Alabama Term Limits, Amendment 1 (1968)

Arizona

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Four-Year Terms for State Officers Amendment (1946)
2. Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Term Limits for State Officials Amendment (1926)
3. Arizona Proposition 100, Repeal Term Limits for State Treasurer Amendment (1988)
4. Arizona Proposition 103, Corporation Commission Amendment (2000)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Term Limits, Proposed Amendment 4 (1992)
2. Arkansas Term Limits for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Proposed Amendment 38 (1944)
3. Arkansas Term Limits for State Constitutional Officers, Proposed Amendment 64 (1984)

California

1. California Proposition 131, Term Limits and Campaign Finance Limits Initiative (1990)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment No. 5, Term Limits for Certain Offices Initiative (1990)
2. Colorado Measure 9, Four-Year Terms for Elective State Officers Amendment (1922)

Connecticut

1. Connecticut Question 2, Four-Year Elections for Executive Officials Amendment (1948)

Florida

1. Florida Amendment 9, Term Limits Initiative (1992)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 1, State Executives Term Limits Measure (June 1941)
2. Georgia Amendment 2, Gubernatorial Elections Measure (June 1941)
3. Georgia Amendment 4, Constitutional Officer Term Limits Measure (1936)

Hawaii

1. Hawaii Executive Branch Term Limits, Amendment 9 (1978)

Idaho

1. Idaho Establish Term Limits Initiative, Initiative 2 (1994)
2. Idaho Reinstatement of Term Limits through Ballot Restrictions Initiative, Initiative 2 (2002)

Indiana

1. Indiana Governor Term Limits, Amendment 2 (1972)
2. Indiana Terms of Office, Amendment 3 (1970)

Kentucky

1. Kentucky Proposes a Change in Elected Officials Term Limits, Amendment 1 (November 1981)

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Term Limits for Public Boards Act, Amendment 1 (2008)

Maine

1. Maine Constitutional Amendment 3, Gubernatorial Term Length and Limits Amendment (September 1957)
2. Maine Question 1, State Official Term Limits Measure (1993)
3. Maine Question 5, Repeal Treasurer Term Limit Amendment (September 1951)

Maryland

1. Maryland Term Limits for the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Amendment 8 (1948)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 4, Term Limits for State Executive, Legislative, and Congressional Offices Initiative (1994)

Michigan

1. Michigan Ballot Proposal B, Term Limits for Congressional, State Executive, and State Legislative Offices Initiative (1992)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Amendment 2, State Officer Term Limits Amendment (1958)

Mississippi

1. Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Terms, Amendment 6 (1992)
2. Mississippi State Treasurer Term Limits, Amendment 4 (1986)
3. Mississippi Term Limits, Initiative 4 (1995)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Governor Term Limits Measure (August 1965)
2. Missouri Amendment 1, State Executive Term Limits Amendment (2020)

Montana

1. Montana Term Limits, CI-64 (1992)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 2, Terms of Office for State Officials Amendment (1964)
2. Nebraska Amendment 3, Salaries of State Executive Officers Amendment (1914)
3. Nebraska Amendment 4, Board of Education Membership Amendment (1966)
4. Nebraska Amendment 4, Governor Term Limits Amendment (1962)
5. Nebraska Amendment 9, Governor Term Limits Amendment (1966)
6. Nebraska Initiative Measure 407, State and Congressional Term Limits Amendment (1992)
7. Nebraska Initiative Measure 408, Term Limits Amendment (1994)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 3, Governor Term Limits Amendment (1970)
2. Nevada Question 9, State and Local Public Officer Term Limits Initiative (1994)
3. Nevada Question 9A, State and Local Public Officer Term Limits Initiative (1996)
4. Nevada State Question 31, Executive Officer Terms Amendment (1894)

New Hampshire

1. New Hampshire term limits for Governor Amendment (1982)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Limit Terms of State Officers (1986)
2. New Mexico Proposed Amendment, Four-year Terms for State Executive Officers (1948)

New York

1. New York Amendment 1, Increase in Term Limits of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment (1937)
2. New York Amendment 6, Terms of Office for Public Office Amendment (1927)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Allow Governor and Lieutenant Governor to Serve Second Consecutive Term Amendment (1977)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, Term Limits for Governor and State Legislators Initiative (2022)
2. North Dakota Four Year Term Limit Initiative (1930)
3. North Dakota State Treasurer Term Limit Repeal Referendum, Amendment 2 (1970)
4. North Dakota Tenure of Railroad Commissioners Referendum (1926)
5. North Dakota Terms of State and County Offices, Referendum 3 (1958)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 747, Term Limits Amendment (2010)

Rhode Island

1. Rhode Island Four Year Terms, Proposal 4 (1982)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Amendment A, Term Limits for State Congressional, U.S. Congressional, and Executive Offices Measure (1992)
2. South Dakota Amendment B, Executive Reorganization Measure (1972)
3. South Dakota Amendment B, State Treasurer Term Limits Measure (1936)
4. South Dakota Amendment E, Term Limits Measure (1970)

Utah

1. Utah Initiative A, Term Limits and Runoff Elections Measure (1994)
2. Utah Proposition 1, Revise the Executive Article Amendment (1974)
3. Utah Proposition 1, Revise the Executive Article Amendment (1980)
4. Utah Proposition 3, Permit the State Auditor and State Treasurer to Serve Two Consecutive Terms Amendment (1966)

Washington

1. Washington Initiative 553, Term Limits Measure (1991)
2. Washington Initiative 573, Term Limits for State and Congressional Officers Measure (1992)
3. Washington SJR 6, Remove Limitation on Successive Terms for State Treasurers Amendment (1956)

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