Local official term limits ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, local official term limits include measures to limit the number of terms that local government officials, such as mayors or sheriffs, can serve. The topic is grouped within the election policy area.

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• upcoming ballot measures and
• a comprehensive list of ballot measures by year and state.

Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2026 ballot measures and 2027 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to local official term limits certified for this year and future elections:

There are no ballot measures related to this topic that have qualified for the ballot.

List of ballot measures

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to local official term limits, organized by year or state.

Year

State

2016

1. Arkansas Increase in Length of Term in Office for Some County Officials, Issue 1 (2016)

2012

1. West Virginia County Sheriff Term Limit Amendment, Amendment 1 (2012)

2011

1. Texas Proposition 10, Automatic Resignation Term Length Amendment (2011)

2010

1. New Mexico County Term Extension Amendment, Amendment 2 (2010)

2009

1. Texas Proposition 10, Emergency Service District Board Term Limits Amendment (2009)

2005

1. Texas Proposition 9, Regional Mobility Authority Term Limits Amendment (2005)

2002

1. Colorado Referendum A, Term Limits for Elected District Attorneys Amendment (2002)
2. Idaho Reinstatement of Term Limits through Ballot Restrictions Initiative, Initiative 2 (2002)

2001

1. Texas Proposition 4, Firefighters' Pension Commissioner Terms Amendment (2001)

2000

1. New Mexico Eliminate Term Limits for County Officials, Question 2 (2000)

1998

1. Idaho Ballot Access Restrictions, HB 644 (1998)
2. New Mexico Rules for County Officials in their Second Terms, Amendment 3 (1998)

1996

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

1995

1. Mississippi Term Limits, Initiative 4 (1995)
2. Texas Proposition 8, County Office of Constable Amendment (1995)

1994

1. Idaho Establish Term Limits Initiative, Initiative 2 (1994)
2. Nevada Question 9, State and Local Public Officer Term Limits Initiative (1994)
3. Utah Initiative A, Term Limits and Runoff Elections Measure (1994)
4. West Virginia Remove Sheriff's Term Limit, Amendment 2 (1994)

1988

1. Indiana Elected County Officials' Term Limits, Proposition 3 (1988)
2. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Creation of Board of County Commissioners (1988)

1986

1. Idaho County Coroner Term Limits, SJR 102 (1986)
2. Kentucky Expands Term Limits of Mayors, Amendment 2 (1986)
3. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Terms for County Officers (1986)
4. West Virginia Repeal of the Limitation on Sheriff's Succession, Amendment 4 (1986)

1984

1. Kentucky Term Limits on Sheriffs, Amendment 1 (1984)
2. New York Amendment 1, Sheriff and County Clerk Terms Amendment (1984)

1982

1. Idaho County Prosecuting Attorney Term Limit, HJR 15 (1982)
2. New Mexico Referendum: County Sheriffs' Term Limits (1982)
3. Texas Proposition 4, Water and Conversation District Board Terms Amendment (1982)
4. West Virginia Sheriff’s Succession Amendment, Amendment 2 (1982)

1981

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

1978

1. Indiana County Sheriff Term Limits, Amendment 2 (1978)

1970

1. Idaho Four Year Term for County Assessor, HJR 3 (1970)
2. Idaho Four Year Term for County Treasurer, SJR 121 (1970)

1967

1. Wisconsin Question 6, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1967)

1966

1. Texas Proposition 4, Directors of Conservation and Reclamation Districts Term Length Amendment (1966)

1964

1. Arizona Proposition 104, Four-Year Term Limits for County Officers Amendment (1964)
2. Florida Amendment 2, Terms of Office for Boards of College and Universities Amendment (1964)

1962

1. Montana County Attorney Term Limits, Amendment 1 (1962)
2. West Virginia Sheriffs Succession Amendment, Amendment 3 (1962)

1961

1. Wisconsin Question 2, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1961)

1960

1. South Dakota Amendment A, Succession of County Officers Measure (1960)

1958

1. North Dakota Terms of State and County Offices, Referendum 3 (1958)

1956

1. South Dakota Succession of County Officials (1956)
2. Wisconsin Question 3, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1956)

1954

1. South Dakota Amendment C, Succession of County Officials Measure (1954)

1950

1. South Dakota Amendment D, Succession of County Officials Measure (1950)

1948

1. New Mexico Proposed Amendment, Four-year Terms for County Officers (1948)
2. Washington HJR 4, Repeal of County Officer Term Limits Amendment (1948)

1946

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1946)

1944

1. Illinois County Officer Term Limit Amendment (1944)

1940

1. Washington SJR 1, Repeal County Officer Term Limits Amendment (1940)

1937

1. New York Amendment 4, Terms for Sheriffs Amendment (1937)

1936

1. South Dakota Amendment C, Superintendents of Schools Elections Measure (1936)

1932

1. Colorado Measure 1, Four-Year Terms for County Officials Amendment (1932)
2. North Carolina Sheriff and Coroner Terms of Office Amendment (1932)
3. South Dakota Amendment A, Terms of Superintendents of Schools Measure (1932)

1930

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

1929

1. Wisconsin Question 2, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1929)

1922

1. Colorado Measure 8, Four-Year Terms for County Officers Amendment (1922)

1914

1. South Dakota Amendment 3, Remove Superintendent of Schools Term Limit Measure (1914)

1912

1. Washington Remove County Official Term Limits Amendment (1912)

1911

1. California Proposition 11, Qualifications for Certain Term Limits Amendment (October 1911)

1894

1. South Dakota Superintendent of Schools Successive Term Limit Amendment (1894)

Arizona

1. Arizona Proposition 104, Four-Year Term Limits for County Officers Amendment (1964)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Increase in Length of Term in Office for Some County Officials, Issue 1 (2016)

California

1. California Proposition 11, Qualifications for Certain Term Limits Amendment (October 1911)

Colorado

1. Colorado Measure 1, Four-Year Terms for County Officials Amendment (1932)
2. Colorado Measure 8, Four-Year Terms for County Officers Amendment (1922)
3. Colorado Referendum A, Term Limits for Elected District Attorneys Amendment (2002)

Florida

1. Florida Amendment 2, Terms of Office for Boards of College and Universities Amendment (1964)

Idaho

1. Idaho Ballot Access Restrictions, HB 644 (1998)
2. Idaho County Coroner Term Limits, SJR 102 (1986)
3. Idaho County Prosecuting Attorney Term Limit, HJR 15 (1982)
4. Idaho Establish Term Limits Initiative, Initiative 2 (1994)
5. Idaho Four Year Term for County Assessor, HJR 3 (1970)
6. Idaho Four Year Term for County Treasurer, SJR 121 (1970)
7. Idaho Reinstatement of Term Limits through Ballot Restrictions Initiative, Initiative 2 (2002)

Illinois

1. Illinois County Officer Term Limit Amendment (1944)

Indiana

1. Indiana County Sheriff Term Limits, Amendment 2 (1978)
2. Indiana Elected County Officials' Term Limits, Proposition 3 (1988)

Kentucky

1. Kentucky Expands Term Limits of Mayors, Amendment 2 (1986)
2. Kentucky Proposes a Change in Elected Officials Term Limits, Amendment 1 (November 1981)
3. Kentucky Term Limits on Sheriffs, Amendment 1 (1984)

Mississippi

1. Mississippi Term Limits, Initiative 4 (1995)

Montana

1. Montana County Attorney Term Limits, Amendment 1 (1962)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 9, State and Local Public Officer Term Limits Initiative (1994)
2. Nevada Question 9A, State and Local Public Officer Term Limits Initiative (1996)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Creation of Board of County Commissioners (1988)
2. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Terms for County Officers (1986)
3. New Mexico County Term Extension Amendment, Amendment 2 (2010)
4. New Mexico Eliminate Term Limits for County Officials, Question 2 (2000)
5. New Mexico Proposed Amendment, Four-year Terms for County Officers (1948)
6. New Mexico Referendum: County Sheriffs' Term Limits (1982)
7. New Mexico Rules for County Officials in their Second Terms, Amendment 3 (1998)

New York

1. New York Amendment 1, Sheriff and County Clerk Terms Amendment (1984)
2. New York Amendment 4, Terms for Sheriffs Amendment (1937)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Sheriff and Coroner Terms of Office Amendment (1932)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Four Year Term Limit Initiative (1930)
2. North Dakota Terms of State and County Offices, Referendum 3 (1958)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Amendment 3, Remove Superintendent of Schools Term Limit Measure (1914)
2. South Dakota Amendment A, Succession of County Officers Measure (1960)
3. South Dakota Amendment A, Terms of Superintendents of Schools Measure (1932)
4. South Dakota Amendment C, Succession of County Officials Measure (1954)
5. South Dakota Amendment C, Superintendents of Schools Elections Measure (1936)
6. South Dakota Amendment D, Succession of County Officials Measure (1950)
7. South Dakota Succession of County Officials (1956)
8. South Dakota Superintendent of Schools Successive Term Limit Amendment (1894)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 10, Automatic Resignation Term Length Amendment (2011)
2. Texas Proposition 10, Emergency Service District Board Term Limits Amendment (2009)
3. Texas Proposition 4, Directors of Conservation and Reclamation Districts Term Length Amendment (1966)
4. Texas Proposition 4, Firefighters' Pension Commissioner Terms Amendment (2001)
5. Texas Proposition 4, Water and Conversation District Board Terms Amendment (1982)
6. Texas Proposition 8, County Office of Constable Amendment (1995)
7. Texas Proposition 9, Regional Mobility Authority Term Limits Amendment (2005)

Utah

1. Utah Initiative A, Term Limits and Runoff Elections Measure (1994)

Washington

1. Washington HJR 4, Repeal of County Officer Term Limits Amendment (1948)
2. Washington Remove County Official Term Limits Amendment (1912)
3. Washington SJR 1, Repeal County Officer Term Limits Amendment (1940)

West Virginia

1. West Virginia County Sheriff Term Limit Amendment, Amendment 1 (2012)
2. West Virginia Remove Sheriff's Term Limit, Amendment 2 (1994)
3. West Virginia Repeal of the Limitation on Sheriff's Succession, Amendment 4 (1986)
4. West Virginia Sheriffs Succession Amendment, Amendment 3 (1962)
5. West Virginia Sheriff’s Succession Amendment, Amendment 2 (1982)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1946)
2. Wisconsin Question 2, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1929)
3. Wisconsin Question 2, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1961)
4. Wisconsin Question 3, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1956)
5. Wisconsin Question 6, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1967)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic

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