Maine Question 9, Increase Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (1985)
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| Topic Local law enforcement and Local official term limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Maine Question 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Maine on November 5, 1985. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to increase the terms of county sheriffs to four years. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to increase the terms of county sheriffs to four years, maintaining the terms as two years. |
Election results
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Maine Question 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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110,080 | 57.87% | ||
| No | 80,141 | 42.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 9 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution of Maine be amended to extend the tenure for sheriffs from 2 years to 4 years? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Maine Constitution
A two-thirds majority (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Maine State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 101 votes in the Maine House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Maine State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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