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This resolution proposes an amendment to the West Virginia Constitution, specifically Article IX, Section 3, which deals with the organization of counties. The key provision is to change the term limits for sheriffs from a maximum of two consecutive terms to three consecutive terms. This means a sheriff who has served two consecutive terms would currently be ineligible to run for a third consecutive term, but this amendment would allow them to serve a third consecutive term. The resolution also clarifies that the person currently holding the office of sheriff when this amendment is ratified may be allowed to serve the term immediately following the one they are currently serving, and the proposed amendment will be known as "Amendment 1" or the "Sheriff Term Limits Amendment," with its purpose summarized as permitting a sheriff to serve for three consecutive terms.

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http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2026&sessiontype=RS&input4=26&billtype=JR&houseorig=H&btype=res