What is Term limits in the United States?
'''Term limits in the United States''' refers to the limits imposed on the amount of time an official may serve in a particular position. ==Gubernatorial Term limits== In [[Virginia]], the governor cannot serve consecutive terms, though the total amount of time one can serve as governor has no limit. In [[New Hampshire]], [[Vermont]], [[Connecticut]], [[Idaho]], [[Illinois]], [[Iowa]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Minnesota]], [[New York]], [[Texas]], [[Utah]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and [[Wisconsin]] the governor can serve for an unlimited amount of time with no restriction of any kind. In [[Arkansas]], [[California]], [[Delaware]], [[Michigan]], [[Mississippi]], [[Missouri]], [[Nevada]], [[North Dakota]], and [[Oklahoma]], the governor is limited to two terms in total (consecutive or nonconsecutive). In [[Alabama]], [[Alaska]], [[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Hawaii]], [[Kansas]], [[Kentucky]], [[Louisiana]], [[Maine]], [[Maryland]], [[Nebraska]], [[New Jersey]], [[New Mexico]], [[North Carolina]], [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Rhode Island]], [[South Carolina]], [[South Dakota]], [[Tennessee]], and [[West Virginia]], the governor cannot serve more than 2 consecutive terms at a time. In [[Indiana]], [[Oregon]], and [[Wyoming]], the governor cannot serve more than 8 out of any 12 years. In [[Montana]], the governor cannot serve more than 8 out of any 16 years. == References == <references /> [[Category:Politics of the United States]]