Louisiana voters to decide on lifetime governor term limits

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 13 Oct, 00:31 · Archive

Louisiana voters will decide whether governors should be limited to two terms in their entire lifetime.

Louisiana voters will decide whether to impose a lifetime term limit on governors through Constitutional Amendment 4 on the 3 November ballot. Under current law, governors can serve no more than two consecutive terms. After sitting out a term, a former governor could run again and potentially serve additional terms, as long as no more than two are consecutive.

Amendment 4 would change this by limiting anyone elected governor to two four-year terms in their entire lifetime. Steven Procopio, president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, said the amendment was straightforward compared with others on the ballot. He explained that currently, governors could theoretically run multiple times across their lifetime by alternating between serving and not serving.

Political analyst Robert Collins noted that some believe the amendment was designed to prevent former governor John Bel Edwards from running for a third term. Collins said some Republicans in the state legislature wanted to stop Edwards, whom they believe is the only Democrat with the ability to win statewide office. However, Edwards has not indicated he plans to seek another term.

How it is being reported

• Lifetime term limit for Louisiana governors to be decided by votersFormer Gov. John Bel Edwards has not indicated that he is interested in a third term.KNOE · 13 Oct, 00:11
• Lifetime term limit for Louisiana governors to be decided by votersFormer Gov. John Bel Edwards has not indicated that he is interested in a third term.WAFB · 13 Oct, 00:11
• Louisiana voters to decide on two-term limit for governorsFormer Gov. John Bel Edwards has not indicated that he is interested in a third term.WAFB · 13 Oct, 00:11

In this story: Louisiana · John Bel Edwards · Steven Procopio · Robert Collins · Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana

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