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    37 states have term limits on their governors imposed at the founding of their respective state constitutions. Term limits on governors are a common and effective check and balance in statewide governance. Historically, in the states with term limits, every gubernatorial election has been contested.

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    Gubernatorial term limits can be either lifetime or consecutive, and may be based on years or terms served. In the 28 states where the limits are consecutive, once a governor has served the maximum number of years or terms, he or she must leave the governor's office. In most cases the person may be able to run for another elected position. After a ...

    Note on Wyoming: Wyoming has no constitutional term limits. The statute imposing term limits on state elected officials was adopted in a 1992 ballot measure. On February 1, 2013, the Wyoming Suprem...

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  2. Governor Term Limits by State 2024. States With No Term Limits. Fourteen states do not have any term limits. These include Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.

  3. Jan 25, 2024 · What effects do term limits have on the kinds of people who decide to run for office? To what extent do elected officials improve with experience (or decline with age)? How do term limits change the ways that elected officials are able to negotiate, coordinate, and compromise with others?

  4. Nine states and two territories hold their gubernatorial elections during a presidential election year (although Puerto Rico and American Samoa do not hold an election for president). Recent years are 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 , and 2020 .

  5. In the United States, term limits restrict the number of terms of office an officeholder may serve. At the federal level, the president of the United States can serve a maximum of two four-year terms, limited by the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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  7. Each state sets its own term limits for governor. Currently, 14 of the 50 states do not have any term limits on governor. The rest have some sort of term limits. A majority of governors may serve two consecutive four-year terms.