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Change State Legislative Term Limits from Two to Three Consecutive Terms Amendment (LR19CA) November 3, 2026 ballot

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Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)On the November 3, 2026 ballot

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Change State Legislative Term Limits from Two to Three Consecutive Terms Amendment (LR19CA)
Failed, KETV reported.KETV, “Nebraska 2026 midterm election results: Ballot initiatives”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

Reports are checked daily until Nebraska certifies on November 30; the official result is the state's certified count.

Nebraska Change State Legislative Term Limits from Two to Three Consecutive Terms Amendment (LR19CA) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Amends the state constitution to increase the term limit for state legislators from two consecutive four-year terms (eight years) to three consecutive four-year terms (12 years), per the ballot statement approved by the Legislative Council Executive Board on June 10, 2026.

As of November 4, 2026, KETV reported that Nebraska Change State Legislative Term Limits from Two to Three Consecutive Terms Amendment (LR19CA) failed; the result is unofficial until Nebraska certifies it on November 30.

What a yes or no vote means

A YES vote A vote FOR will amend the state constitution to increase the term limit for state legislators from two consecutive four-year terms (eight years) to three consecutive four-year terms (12 years).
A NO vote A vote AGAINST will not amend the Nebraska Constitution, so the current limit of two consecutive four-year terms will remain in effect. State legislators will continue to be ineligible for office in the Legislature for four years after serving two consecutive terms.
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Amends the state constitution to increase the term limit for state legislators from two consecutive four-year terms (eight years) to three consecutive four-year terms (12 years), per the ballot statement approved by the Legislative Council Executive Board on June 10, 2026.

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How it reached the ballot

Change State Legislative Term Limits from Two to Three Consecutive Terms Amendment (LR19CA) reached the Nebraska ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).

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