Georgia Amendment 1, Preservation of Health Records Measure (1926)

Georgia Amendment 1
Election date November 2, 1926
Topic Administrative organization and Healthcare
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1926. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the collection and preservation of birth, death, disease, and health records.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the collection and preservation of birth, death, disease, and health records.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		33,888	89.16%
No		4,119	10.84%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

For ratification of an amendment to Article 7, Section 6, Paragraph 2, of the Constitution, providing for the collection and preservation of records of birth, death, disease and health. Against ratification of an amendment to Article 7, Section 6, Paragraph 2, of the Constitution, providing for the collection and preservation of records of birth, death, disease and health.

”

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

1926 Measures

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• Healthcare on the ballot
• Administrative organization on the ballot
• 1926 legislative sessions

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