Nebraska

Nebraska’s Constitution limits the state’s Governor to two consecutive terms. A person can run for that office again after sitting out one term.


ARTICLE IV: EXECUTIVE
Sec. 1. The executive officers of the state shall be the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and the
heads of such other executive departments as set forth herein or as may be established by law.
The Legislature may provide for the placing of the above named officers as heads over such
departments of government as it may by law establish.
The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Auditor of
Public Accounts, and State Treasurer shall be chosen at the general election held in November
1974, and in each alternate even-numbered year thereafter, for a term of four years and until
their successors shall be elected and qualified.
Each candidate for Governor shall select a person to be the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor on the general election ballot. In the general election one vote shall be cast jointly
for the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The Governor shall be ineligible
to the office of Governor for four years next after the expiration of two consecutive terms for
which he or she was elected.
The records, books, and papers of all executive officers shall be kept at the seat of
government. Executive officers shall reside within the State of Nebraska during their respective
terms of office. Officers in the executive department of the state shall perform such
duties as may be provided by law.
The heads of all executive departments established by law, other than those to be elected
as provided herein, shall be appointed by the Governor, with the consent of a majority of all
members elected to the Legislature, but officers so appointed may be removed by the Governor.
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the heads of the various executive or civil
departments shall have power to appoint and remove all subordinate employees in their
respective departments. (Amended 1920, 1936, 1952, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1998, 2000.)

-- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA

Nebraska’s Constitution limits the terms of members of the State Legislature to two consecutive four-year terms.

Article III-Legislative Power
Section 12
Legislators; terms; limitation.

(1) No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the Legislature for four years next after the expiration of two consecutive terms regardless of the district represented.

(2) Service prior to January 1, 2001, as a member of the Legislature shall not be counted for the purpose of calculating consecutive terms in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) For the purpose of this section, service in office for more than one-half of a term shall be deemed service for a term.

-- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA
 

Nebraska currently doesn't have any constitutional or statutory limits concerning tax and spending limitations or voter approval of taxes.

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