November 3, 2026

Across the country, voters continue to demonstrate strong support for term limits at the ballot box. In communities nationwide, ballot initiatives to establish, strengthen, and preserve term limits have earned decisive victories, while proposals to weaken or eliminate existing limits have faced strong opposition.

Our research tracks 2026 ballot initiatives involving term limits, including measures that establish new limits on elected officials and those that seek to defend existing limits against efforts to extend or abolish them. These results provide valuable insight into voters’ commitment to accountability, political reform, and ensuring that elected officials do not remain in office indefinitely.

Although most term limits initiatives succeed, even well-supported reforms can face close contests. Every vote matters, making voter participation essential whenever term limits appear on the ballot.

See the table below for the 2026 term limits ballot initiatives and their results.