Secretaries of State with term limits
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In 16 states, the office ofsecretary of state is subject toterm limits. Eights states with term limits specify that an officeholder may only serve two consecutive terms. In those states, the two terms are not an absolute limit, and in these cases a former secretary of state may run again after some time out of office, though the amount of time is often unspecified.
States with Secretary of State term limits
| Color Key | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No term limits | 2 consecutive term limit | Lifetime 2 term limit | |
| 8 out of 12 years | 4 two year terms | 8 out of 16 years | 2 terms followed by 1 term out of office |
| Name of state | Limits in effect |
|---|---|
| Alabama Secretary of State | 2 consecutive terms |
| Arizona Secretary of State | 2 consecutive terms[1] |
| Arkansas Secretary of State | 2 terms |
| California Secretary of State | 2 terms |
| Colorado Secretary of State | 2 consecutive terms |
| Connecticut Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Delaware Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Florida Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Georgia Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Idaho Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Illinois Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Indiana Secretary of State | 8 out of 12 years |
| Iowa Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Kansas Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Kentucky Secretary of State | 2 consecutive terms |
| Louisiana Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Maine Secretary of State | Four 2-year terms |
| Maryland Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Massachusetts Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Michigan Secretary of State | 2 terms |
| Minnesota Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Mississippi Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Missouri Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Montana Secretary of State | 8 out of 16 years |
| Nebraska Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Nevada Secretary of State | 2 terms |
| New Hampshire Secretary of State | no term limits |
| New Jersey Secretary of State | no term limits |
| New Mexico Secretary of State | 2 consecutive terms |
| New York Secretary of State | no term limits |
| North Carolina Secretary of State | no term limits |
| North Dakota Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Ohio Secretary of State | 2 consecutive terms |
| Oklahoma Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Oregon Secretary of State | 8 out of 12 years |
| Pennsylvania Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Rhode Island Secretary of State | 2 consecutive terms |
| South Carolina Secretary of State | no term limits |
| South Dakota Secretary of State | 2 consecutive terms |
| Tennessee Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Texas Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Vermont Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Virginia Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Washington Secretary of State | no term limits |
| West Virginia Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Wisconsin Secretary of State | no term limits |
| Wyoming Secretary of State | no term limits |
Source: Ballotpedia's review of state constitutions and statutes, as well as the Council of State Government's annualBook of the States
See also
- State executive term limits
- States with gubernatorial term limits
- Lieutenant Governors with term limits
- Attorneys General with term limits
- State legislatures with term limits
