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Kentucky Term Limits on Sheriffs, Amendment 1 (1984)
Kentucky Amendment 1 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Kentucky which was approved on the ballot on November 6, 1984.
This amendment sought to allow sheriffs to be re-elected or to act as deputies for consecutive terms.[1]
Election results
Kentucky amendment 1 (1984) | ||||
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
![]() | 512,741 | 62.8% | ||
No | 303,987 | 37.2% |
Official results via: Kentucky.gov, "Kentucky 1984 Ballot Measures Election Results"
Text on the ballot
The language that appeared on the ballot:
“ | Shall Section 99 of the Constitution be amended so as to permit sheriffs to be re-elected or act as deputies for succeeding terms?[2][3] | ” |
See also
- List of ballot measures by state
- List of Kentucky ballot measures
- Kentucky 1984 ballot measures
- 1984 ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Kentucky 1986 Ballot Measures," accessed July 2, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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