Maine Removal of Sheriffs, Proposed Amendment No. 2 (1917)
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The Maine Removal of Sheriffs Referendum, also known as Proposed Amendment No. 2, was on the September 10, 1917 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure gave the governor the power to remove sheriffs who do not faithfully and efficiently perform the duties imposed upon them by law and to appoint another sheriff for the remainder of the term of the removed sheriff.[1][2] This amended Section 10 of Article IX of the Maine Constitution.[3]
Election results
| Maine Proposed Amendment No. 2 (1917) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 29,584 | 84.53% | ||
| No | 5,416 | 15.47% | ||
Election results via: Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
Text of measure
The full text of the ballot language can be read here.
Constitutional changes
The full text of the proposed constitutional changes can be read here.
See also
- Maine 1917 ballot measures
- 1917 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Main State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1820-
- Lewiston Daily Sun, "Sample Ballot," September 5, 1917
Footnotes
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