36 states have term limits for governorships,
but Virginia is the only state where the limit is one single term. They can (and often do) serve nonconsecutive terms.
Upon doing some digging the "why" goes back to colonial times and the idea of keeping the power more broadly with "the people" via state legislature rather than consolidated with the state's chief executive.
Complete thread:
- "Yes" wins in Virginia -- -
omahadomer,
2026-04-21, 17:53
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- Not so fast my friend. -
Grantland,
2026-04-23, 06:33
- I saw that. That actually looks like a significant problem -
omahadomer,
2026-04-23, 08:08
- Surprised nobody noticed this before now. - NDinVA, 2026-04-23, 15:33
- I saw that. That actually looks like a significant problem -
omahadomer,
2026-04-23, 08:08
- Has the whitewashing begun? -
Mark,
2026-04-22, 17:13
- They are distancing from Trump, but not whitewashing. - Tim, 2026-04-22, 18:25
- It was very close -
NDinVA,
2026-04-22, 15:40
- Yup. During our phone banks, it clearly and intentionally - Joe I, 2026-04-22, 18:18
- I had to ask my wife 3 or 4 times if it was Yes or No -
cdawg,
2026-04-22, 16:41
- Per Chat GPT - NDinVA, 2026-04-22, 17:40
- Your USSC point is an important one that has made me - BillyGoat, 2026-04-22, 09:08
- As a 35 year resident of Virginia, I could not be happier. -
Albie,
2026-04-22, 07:55
- What's the origin or reasoning -
BPH,
2026-04-22, 08:49
- 36 states have term limits for governorships, - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2026-04-22, 09:07
- What's the origin or reasoning -
BPH,
2026-04-22, 08:49
- I wonder how fast this gets to SC
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terribletr,
2026-04-22, 04:32
- The SC let the California Prop 50 vote stand -
Jack,
2026-04-22, 10:32
- Question of whether they followed their own procedural rules -
terribletr,
2026-04-22, 15:11
- The Virginia Supreme Court will resolve that, not SCOTUS -
CK08,
2026-04-22, 17:00
- The Virginia Supreme Court will resolve that, not SCOTUS
- Question of whether they followed their own procedural rules
- The SC let the California Prop 50 vote stand -
Jack,
2026-04-22, 10:32
- designed to expire in 2030 -
Jay,
2026-04-21, 20:18
- Even more than CA Yes on 50, this election was rife -
Joe I,
2026-04-21, 20:37
- I was getting "Vote No" mail pretty much every day -
HCE,
2026-04-22, 04:38
- Yes won overwhelmingly in minority districts - Jack, 2026-04-22, 10:26
- I was getting "Vote No" mail pretty much every day -
HCE,
2026-04-22, 04:38
- Even more than CA Yes on 50, this election was rife -
Joe I,
2026-04-21, 20:37
- Not so fast my friend. -
Grantland,
2026-04-23, 06:33