Georgia Amendment 1, Area and Vocational Schools Amendment (1966)
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| Topic Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the establishment of area schools and districts, including special schools, by local referendum and funding through public education taxes. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the establishment of area schools and districts, including special schools, by local referendum and funding through public education taxes. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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351,547 | 73.92% | ||
| No | 124,061 | 26.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize establishment of area schools and area school districts by local referendum including special schools such as vocational trade schools, schools for exceptional children, and schools for adult education; and for their organization, management, financing; and to authorize contracts between boards of education and expenditure of school tax funds for public education purposes; and to preserve special schools heretofore established? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Georgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in the Georgia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
Footnotes
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