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Georgia Amendment 1, Elections of Officials Measure (1952)
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| Topic State executive elections |
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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 4, 1952. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing nominations by political parties for major statewide offices and judicial positions with county elections by the people. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing nominations by political parties for major statewide offices and judicial positions with county elections by the people. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 279,882 | 47.51% | ||
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309,170 | 52.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | FOR nominating by political parties, U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the State School Superintendent, the Comptroller General, the Treasurer, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the Commissioner of Labor, Justice of Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals, and members of the Public Service Commission, by the people on a county unit basis. AGAINST nominating by political parties, U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the State School Superintendent, the Comptroller General, the Treasurer, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the Commissioner of Labor, Justice of Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals, and members of the Public Service Commission, by the people on a county unit basis. | ” |
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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