Wisconsin Question 6, Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (April 1967)

Wisconsin Question 6
	Election date; April 4, 1967
	Topic; Elections and campaigns and Law enforcement
	Status; Approved
Type; Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin; State legislature

Wisconsin Question 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Wisconsin on April 4, 1967. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to remove a provision that restricted sheriffs to two consecutive terms of office.

A " no" vote opposed amending the constitution to remove a provision that restricted sheriffs to two consecutive terms of office.

Election results[edit]

Wisconsin Question 6
Result	Votes	Percentage
Yes	508,242	61.03%
No	324,544	38.97%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Question 6 was as follows:

“

Shall article VI, section 4 of the state constitution be amended so as to permit sheriffs to serve more than 2 terms or parts thereof in succession?

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Constitutional changes[edit]

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(Article VI) Section 4. Sheriffs, coroners, registers of deeds, district attorneys, and all other county officers except judicial officers and chief executive officers, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties once in every two years. Sheriffs shall hold no other office~~, and shall not serve more than two terms or parts thereof in succession~~; they may be required by law to renew their security from time to time, and in default of giving such new security their office shall be deemed vacant, but the county shall never be made responsible for the acts of the sheriff. The governor may remove any officer in this section mentioned, giving to such a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity of being heard in his defense. All vacancies shall be filled by appointment, and the person appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold only for the unexpired portion of the term to which he shall be appointed and until his successor shall be elected and qualified.^[1]

Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Amending the Wisconsin Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during two legislative sessions for the Wisconsin State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 50 votes in the Wisconsin State Assembly and 17 votes in the Wisconsin State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

Footnotes[edit]

↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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Wisconsin Question 6

Election date April 4, 1967
Topic Elections and campaigns and Law enforcement
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

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