Amendment 4Constitutional amendment · Put on the ballot by lawmakers
Lifetime two-term governor limit
Explain it like I'm 5
A governor can now serve two terms in a row, wait a term, and run again. This would make two terms the lifetime limit, like getting only two turns in a game ever.
Yes vote
A person who has served more than one and one-half terms as governor could not be elected governor again.
No vote
The current limit of two consecutive terms would remain, allowing a former governor to run again after sitting out a term.
The question to ask yourself
Should voters be able to elect a former two-term governor after that person leaves office?
The case for
- Creates a clear lifetime limit and encourages new leadership.
- Reduces the advantage of repeatedly returning former governors.
- Gives voters a predictable constitutional rule.
Backed by: Rep. Bayham, Republican Party of Louisiana
The case against
- Prevents voters from choosing an experienced former governor.
- A sitting-out period already limits continuous control.
- Lifetime limits can exclude a qualified candidate even when voters want that person.
Opposed by: Democratic Party of Louisiana
- Money
- No direct cost or tax effect was stated.
- Don't be misled
- It is not merely a ban on three consecutive terms, because serving more than one and one-half terms would trigger the lifetime bar.