Louisiana Amendment 4: Lifetime limit on election as governor
Louisiana · Constitutional amendment · Government · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would instead bar someone who has served more than one and a half terms as governor from election to any future term, making the restriction a lifetime limit.
What applies now
Someone who served more than one and a half terms across two consecutive terms cannot be elected for the immediately following term.
If yes / for
Apply the lifetime restriction on future election.
If no / against
Keep the existing consecutive-term rule.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
Under the general constitutional rule, 20 days after the governor proclaims adoption, unless the amendment provides otherwise. No separate date recorded here.
Passage rule
A majority of votes on the amendment.