Michigan Office of County Sheriff Amendment (1926)
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| Topic Law enforcement officers and departments and Local government officials and elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Michigan Office of County Sheriff Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Michigan on November 2, 1926. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing the term and duty of the office of county sheriff. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing the term and duty of the office of county sheriff. |
Election results
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278,329 | 56.25% | ||
| No | 216,463 | 43.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Office of County Sheriff Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Term of office of County Sheriffs. Amendment to Section 5 of Article VIII of the Constitution relative to the term of office of county sheriffs, Sec. 5. The sheriff shall hold no other office. He shall be elected at the general election for the term of two years. He may be required by law to renew his security from time to time and in default of giving such security, his office shall be deemed vacant. The county shall never be responsible for his acts. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Michigan Constitution
A two-thirds vote is required during one legislative session for the Michigan State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 74 votes in the Michigan House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Michigan 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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