|
1990 Term Limits Votes |
|
State |
Measure Number |
Type of Limits |
Yes % |
Current Status |
|
California |
Prop. 140 |
Statewide Officials Legislature |
52.2 |
In effect since 1996 |
|
Colorado |
Amendment 5 |
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature |
71 |
USSC Thornton decision repealed Cong. limits; remaining limits in effect since 1998 |
|
Oklahoma |
Question 632 |
Legislature |
67.3 |
Takes effect in 2004 |
|
1991 Term Limits Votes |
|
Washington |
Initiative 553 |
Congress, Governor, Lt. Governor, Legislature |
46 |
N/A |
|
1992 Term Limits Votes |
|
Arizona |
Prop. 107 |
Congress, Legislature, State Executive Dept., Corporation Commission, State Mine Inspector |
74.2 |
USSC Thornton decision repealed Cong. limits; remaining limits in effect since 2000 |
|
Arkansas |
Amendment 73 |
Congress, State Constitutional Officers, Legislators |
59.9 |
USSC Thornton decision repealed Cong. limits; remaining limits in effect since 1998 |
|
California |
Prop. 164 |
Congress |
63.4 |
USSC Thornton decision applies - unconst. |
|
Florida |
|
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature |
76.8 |
USSC Thornton decision repealed Cong. limits; remaining limits in effect since 2000 |
|
Michigan |
Proposal B |
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature |
58.8 |
USSC Thornton case repealed Cong. limits; remaining limits in effect since 1998 |
|
Missouri |
Amendment 12 |
Legislature |
75 |
Takes effect in 2002 |
|
Missouri |
Amendment 13 |
Congress |
74 |
USSC Thornton decision applies - unconst. |
|
Montana |
CI-64 |
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature |
67 |
USSC Thornton case repealed Cong. limits; remaining limits in effect since 2000 |
|
Nebraska |
|
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature |
68.2 |
State SC held unconst. 1994 |
|
North Dakota |
Measure 5 |
Congress |
55 |
USSC Thornton decision applies - unconst. |
|
Ohio |
Issue 2 |
Congress |
66.2 |
USSC Thornton decision applies - unconst. |
|
Ohio |
Issue 3 |
Legislature |
68.4 |
In effect since 2000 |
|
Ohio |
Issue 4 |
Lt. Governor, Sec. of State, Treasurer, AG, Auditor |
69.2 |
|
|
Oregon |
Measure 3 |
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature |
69.5 |
USSC Thornton case repealed Cong. limits; remaining limits held unconst. by state SC |
|
South Dakota |
Amendment A |
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature |
63.5 |
USSC Thornton decision repealed Cong. limits; remaining limits in effect since 2000 |
|
Washington |
Initiative 573 |
Congress, Governor, Lt. Governor, Legislature |
52 |
US Dist Court held Cong. Limits unconst. 1/8/94; remaining limits held unconst. by state SC 1/8/98 |
|
Wyoming |
Initiative 2 |
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature |
77.2 |
USSC Thornton case repealed Cong. limits; remaining limits take effect in 2006 |
|
1993 Term Limits Votes |
|
Maine |
|
Sec. of State, Treasurer, AG, Auditor, Legislature |
67.6 |
In effect since 1996 |
|
1994 Term Limits Votes |
|
Alaska |
Measure 4 |
Congress |
63 |
USSC Thornton decision applies - unconst. |
|
Colorado |
Amendment 17 |
Local Officials |
51 |
In effect; some localities have voted to amend/repeal the limits |
|
Idaho |
Proposal 2 |
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature, County, Local, School Boards |
59 |
USSC Thornton decision repealed Cong. limits; remaining limits repealed by legislature, 2/02 |
|
Maine |
Question 1 |
Congress |
63 |
USSC Thornton decision applies - unconst. |
|
Massachusetts |
Question 4 |
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature |
52 |
USSC Thornton decision repealed Cong. limits; State SC ruled remaining limits unconst., 7/97 |
|
Nebraska |
Measure 408 |
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature, City & County Officials |
68 |
USSC Thornton case - unconst. in part; State SC ruled remainder unconst., Duggan v. Beerman, 1996 |
|
Nevada |
Question 8 |
Congressional |
70 |
Required ratification in 1996; removed from 1996 ballot following USSC Thornton decision |
|
Nevada |
Question 9 |
Statewide Officials, Judges, Justices, Legislature, Local Officials |
70.4 |
Required ratification in 1996; split into two questions on 1996 ballot by state SC |
|
Oklahoma |
Question 662 |
Congress |
67 |
USSC Thornton decision applies - unconst. |
|
Utah |
Initiative A |
Congress, Statewide Officials, Legislature, County |
35 |
N/A |
|
1995 Term Limits Votes |
|
Louisiana |
|
Legislature |
76 |
Takes effect in 2007 |
|
Mississippi |
Measure 4 |
Congress, Judges, Statewide Officials, Legislature, Local Officials |
45.7 |
N/A |
|
1996 Term Limits Votes |
|
Alaska |
Measure 4 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
54.6 |
AG declared unenforceable; USSC Cook v. Gralike applies - unconst. |
|
Arkansas |
Amendment 9 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
61 |
USSC Cook v. Gralike applies - unconst. |
|
Colorado |
Amendment 12 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
54 |
State SC held unconst., Feb. 1998 |
|
Idaho |
Proposal 4 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
56.1 |
USSC Cook v. Gralike applies - unconst. |
|
Maine |
Question 1 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
59 |
USSC Cook v. Gralike applies - unconst. |
|
Missouri |
Amendment 9 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
57.7 |
USSC held unconst., 2/01, Cook v. Gralike |
|
Montana |
I-132 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
45.4 |
N/A |
|
Nebraska |
Measure 409 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
58.3 |
USSC Donovan v. Priest (1997) applies, holding AR instruct & inform law unconst |
|
Nevada |
Question 9(a) |
Statewide Officials, Legislature, Local Officials |
54.3 |
Takes effect in 2008 |
|
Nevada |
Question 9(b) |
Justices, Judges |
41 |
N/A |
|
Nevada |
Question 17 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
53.2 |
Required ratification in 1998 |
|
North Dakota |
Measure 5 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform; Statewide Officials, Legislature |
47.4 |
N/A |
|
North Dakota |
Measure 6 |
Constitutional convention to limit Congressional terms |
44.4 |
N/A |
|
Oregon |
Measure 48 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
48.2 |
N/A |
|
South Dakota |
Measure 1 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
68 |
Repealed by Legislature, 3/97 |
|
Washington |
Initiative 670 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
45 |
N/A |
|
Wyoming |
Initiative 1 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
54.1* |
N/A |
|
Wyoming |
Referendum 1 |
Popular referendum to repeal the 1995 legislation extending from 6 to 12 years the limit on legislators |
53.7* |
N/A |
|
1997 Term Limits Votes |
|
No statewide votes on term limits. |
|
1998 Term Limits Votes |
|
Alaska |
Measure 7 |
Voluntary Congressional Limits & Ballot Labeling |
50.2 |
|
|
California |
Prop. 225 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
53 |
USSC Cook v. Gralike applies - unconst. |
|
Colorado |
Amendment 18 |
Voluntary Congressional Limits & Ballot Labeling |
50.4 |
|
|
Idaho |
Proposal 1 |
Voluntary Congressional Limits & Ballot Labeling |
54.7 |
|
|
Idaho |
|
Advisory vote - should state retain state and local term limits, since Congressional limits were held unconstitutional? |
53.2 |
N/A |
|
Nevada |
Question 17 |
Congress - Instruct & Inform |
55.4 |
USSC Cook v. Gralike applies - unconst. |
|
1999 Term Limits Votes |
|
Mississippi |
Measure 9 |
Legislature |
45 |
N/A |
|
2000 Term Limits Votes |
|
Nebraska |
Measure 415 |
Legislature |
56 |
Takes effect in 2008 |
|
2001 Term Limits Votes |
|
No statewide votes on term limits. |
|
2002 Term Limits Votes |
|
California |
Prop. 45 |
Allow legislators to petition to run for up to 4 years beyond limit |
42.3 |
Limits remain in effect |
|
Colorado |
Referendum A |
Exempt district attorneys from term limits |
33.9 |
Limits remain in effect |
|
Idaho |
Proposition 2 |
Approve the legislature's repeal of term limits |
50.2 |
Term limits repealed |
|
Missouri |
Amendment 3 |
Exclude partial terms from term limits |
54.2 |
Partial terms are excluded from term limits |
|
2003 Term Limits Votes |
|
No statewide votes on term limits. |
