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1935 Liberian constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Liberia on 7 May 1935, alongside legislative elections. The next elections took place in 1939.

Background

On 26 November 1934 the Legislature approved a term extension for the President. As this required amending the constitution, article 17 of chapter V of the constitution dictated that a referendum was required, with a two-thirds majority needed for the amendments to be passed.

Changes to the constitution

The referendum proposed modifying article 1 of chapter III of the constitution regarding the presidential term, whilst adding a new section to article 5 of chapter III regarding the civil service.

Section	Original text	Proposed text
Chapter III, Article 1, Section 1	The supreme executive power shall be vested in a President, who shall be elected by the people, and shall hold this office for the term of four years and be elected quadrennially	The supreme executive power shall be vested in a President, who shall be elected by the people, and shall hold office for the term of eight years. No president shall be elected for two consecutive terms.
Chapter III, Article 5, Section 2	–	The Legislature shall pass a standing law organizing and regulating the Civil Service of the Republic, which law shall declare what offices may be controlled by the provisions of said law. The provisions of this section of the Constitution relating to tenure of office shall not apply to offices falling within the provisions of the Civil Service law.
Source: [Direct Democracy](http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=lr011935)

References

The changes to the constitution ensured that President [[Edwin Barclay]] remained in office without the need for the presidential elections due that year. Although it was claimed to be for economic reasons, the government feared that an election may lead to instability that would lower confidence of foreign powers and creditors.[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1985/liberia_1_barclayadministration.htm Liberia Country Studies: The Barclay Administration] Global Security
[http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html Elections in Liberia] African Elections Database
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