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> United States > Wisconsin > Propositions > 1922 Propositions > 1922 Statewide Referendum: Sheriffs Succeeding Themselves

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Referendum

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Type

Referendum

Filing Deadline

January 01, 1922 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 07, 1922 - 07:00am Central

Polls Close

November 07, 1922 - 08:00pm Central

Term Start

November 08, 1922 - 12:00pm

Term End

December 31, 9999 - 11:55pm

Turnout

14.04% Total Population

Contributor

Ashley

Last Modified

Ashley July 20, 2012 02:39am

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Description

"Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, that section 4 of article VI of the constitution be amended to read: (Article VI) Section 4. Sheriffs, coroners, registers of deeds, district attorneys, and all other county officers except judicial officers, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties once in every two years. Sheriffs shall hold no other office and may succeed themselves; 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 filed 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."