Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 3 (April 1956)

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The Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment on the April 3, 1956 ballot in Wisconsin, where it was defeated.

• This amendment sought to modify Article VI, Section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution to remove consecutive term limits for sheriffs.

Election results

Question 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		328,608	54.92%
Yes		269,722	45.08%

Official results via: The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot:

"Shall article VI, section 4, of the state constitution be amended so as to permit sheriffs to service more than 2 terms or parts thereof in succession?"

Path to the ballot

• First Legislative Approval: AJR 13 & JR 23 (1953)
• Second Legislative Approval: AJR 22 & JR 53 (1955)

See also

Suggest a link

• 1956 ballot measures
• Wisconsin 1956 ballot measures
• List of Wisconsin ballot measures

External links

• The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958
• Sample Ballot & Explanation of the Amendments by the Milwaukee County Board of Election Commissioners, The Milwaukee Journal, April 3, 1956