Tennessee Sheriffs Term Limits, Amendment 1 (1970)

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* 1 Election results
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

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The Tennessee Sheriffs' Term Limits, Amendment 1, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Tennessee on November 3, 1970, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was approved. The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended regarding the sheriffs’ term limits. The amendment proposed that a sheriff would be elected for a period of four years, rather than two. This referendum was eventually defeated because it did not receive majority votes in the gubernatorial election.[1]

## Election results[edit]

Tennessee Amendment 1 (1970)

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes| 283,210| 55.25%
No| 229,349| 44.75%

Election results via: Referenda and Primary Elections for Tennessee, 1968-1990

## See also[edit]

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* Tennessee 1970 ballot measures
* 1970 ballot measures
* List of Tennessee ballot measures

## External links[edit]

* Referenda and Primary Elections for Tennessee, 1968-1990

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, "Referenda and Primary Elections for Tennessee, 1968-1990" June, 2002

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