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A two-term governor can run for reelection only if
the current governor is disabled.
the other parties have no candidate.
the Supreme Court of Georgia allows the present governor to run again.
the governor sits out for a minimum of four years before running again.

The governor of  Georgia sits out for a minimum of four years before running again for presidentship.

Explanation:

The office of governor can trace its ancestry to Georgia's founding as a British colony. Georgia governors in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were initially weak in the amount of power granted to them. Since that time the state constitutions have delegated greater powers to the office of governor.

Candidates  for governor must be at least thirty years old upon the assumption of the office. They must also have been a U.S. citizen for fifteen years and a resident of Georgia for six years prior to election.   The term of office for the governor is four years, and an individual is limited to two consecutive terms of office. However, a two-term governor can sit out for a minimum of four years and then run for election again. This rule creates the possibility of governors to serve for long tenures.