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Our call — vote YES
The measure
This is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. Louisiana limits its governor to two consecutive four-year terms; a former governor may sit out one term and run again — Edwin Edwards ultimately served four terms that way. This amendment (HB 225) replaces the consecutive limit with a lifetime limit of two terms: a person who has served more than one and a half terms may not be elected governor again, per the PAR guide.
What YES does
A YES vote makes two terms a lifetime maximum for Louisiana governors.
What NO does
A NO vote keeps the sit-out-and-return system that has allowed four-term governors.
The math
The PAR guide publishes no dollar fiscal estimate for this amendment. Louisiana's constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot, and a majority of voters to enact it — all ten Louisiana measures in this batch are legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
OUR CALL
Our call: YES.
Term limits exist to circulate power, and a limit you can wait out is a suggestion. Nine states already use a two-term lifetime cap, per PAR's count. A governor who has held the office for eight years has had a full run; Louisiana's future should not be a rotation of its past. YES.
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Sources
- Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Guide to the Fall 2026 Constitutional Amendments — https://parlouisiana.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/PAR-Guide-to-the-Fall-2026-Constitutional-Amendments.pdf
- Ballotpedia News, Louisiana 2026 constitutional amendments — https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/06/03/louisiana-voters-will-decide-on-10-legislatively-referred-ballot-measures-in-nov-2026/
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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