====Terms of Office/ Term End Dates====

(also link from General Election Results-Advancing Into Office-Changing Office Information, Changes In Offices- Putting People Into Office, Changes In Office-Removing People from Office)

these term dates will give you an indication of when a seat will be up for election next.  Some of this information is also in the PCT Folder (\\Pez\npat\NPAT Department), called first/next/last.

~-Ballotpedia
~-[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_office Wikipedia's Term of Office Page]] comprehensive summary of term lengths for various offices throughout the United States
~-[[http://www.nga.org/ The National Governor's Association]] provides a state-by-state listing of Governor's term starts, term ends, and term limits.
~-[[http://www.judicialselection.us/uploads/documents/Selection_Retention_Term_1196092850316.pdf American Judicature Society]] provides an excellent state-by-state chart of State Judicial term ends, term length, whether or not an election is held, and if the election is retention.  For more details by state, see [[http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state= here]].  To find out which particular justices have their term ending that year see [[http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/justices_of_the_supreme_court.cfm?state= here]].  Although a current term may be over, you must refer back to the [[http://www.judicialselection.us/uploads/documents/Selection_Retention_Term_1196092850316.pdf chart]] to see if an election will happen.
~-[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_legislatures Wikipedia Comparative Listing of State Legislatures]] provides state-by-state term lengths for state legislators

==Term Limits:==
~-[[http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/ABOUT/termlimit.htm National Conference of State Legislatures]] provides term limit information