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{{OrganizationProfile |
 name           = U.S. Term Limits | 
 type           = [[501(c)(3)]] |
 image          = UStermlimitsSite 03.gif |
 leadership     = [[Howard Rich]] |
 politics       = Nonpartisan |
 issues         = [[Term limits]] |
 website        = [http://www.ustl.org/ U.S. Term Limits] |
 campaign      = [[California Proposition 93 (2008)|California Proposition 93]] |
 pastcampaigns  = [[Maine Question Five (2007)|Maine Question Five]] |
}}{{tnr}}'''U.S. Term Limits''' (or USTL) is a [[501(c)(3)]] non-profit organization that lobbies for [[Term limits|term limits]] for elected officials at each level of government in the United States.  It is associated with the U.S. Term Limits Foundation, a [[501(c)(4)]].  Among other activities, USTL supports [[Initiative|ballot initiatives]] as a way for citizens to impose term limits on elected officials.  The organization was established in 1992. Since the group began, term limits have been placed on 15 state legislatures, and eight of the ten largest American cities have adopted term limits for their city councils.

Philip Blumel is the organization's president.<ref>[http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/476242.html ''Poizner will lead foes of changes in term limits'']</ref>.  New York [[libertarian]] [[Howard Rich]] is on the board of directors.

==Ballot measures==

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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Year
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | State
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Measure 
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Position
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Result
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Yes
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | No

|-valign="top"
| 2008 || [[South Dakota]] || [[South Dakota Repeal Term Limits (2008)‎|Amendment J]] || U.S.T.L. opposes || {{d}} || 87,361 || 272,551

|-valign="top"
| 2008 || [[California]] || [[California Proposition 93 (2008)|Proposition 93]] || U.S.T.L. opposed || {{d}}  || 3,961,466 (46.4%) || 4,574,826 (53.6%)

|-valign="top"
| [[2007 ballot measures|2007]] || [[Maine]] || [[Maine Question Five (2007)|Question Five]] || U.S.T.L. opposed ||{{d}}|| 82,874 (33%) || 167,135 (67%) 

|-valign="top"
| [[2006 ballot measures|2006]] || [[Oregon]] || [[Oregon Ballot Measure 45 (2006)|Measure 45]] || U.S.T.L. supported ||{{d}}|| 555,016 (41.3%) || 788,895 (58.7%)
|}

==Ballot access litigation==

In 1999, U.S. Term Limits was a co-plaintiff in [[Initiative & Referendum Institute v. Jaeger]], an unsuccessful lawsuit challenging North Dakota's [[residency requirements for petition circulators|residency requirement]].

==See also==
* ''[[U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton]]''
* [[Term limits]]
* [[Alliance for California's Renewal]]
* [[Paul Jacob]]
* [[Howard Rich]]

==External links==

*[http://www.ustl.org/ U.S. Term Limits homepage]
*[http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/term_limits_stop_pork_barrel_politics/C37/L37/ Term limits stop pork barrel politics]

==References==
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[[Category:National political organizations]]
[[Category:Ballot measure donors]]
[[category:Term limits]]