Georgia Amendment 10, Commissioner of Agriculture on Board of Regents Amendment (1960)
| Georgia Amendment 10 | |
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| Topic Administrative organization and Higher education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported making the Commissioner of Agriculture an ex officio member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. |
A "no" vote opposed making the Commissioner of Agriculture an ex officio member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 119,203 | 29.95% | ||
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278,804 | 70.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the Commissioner of Agriculture shall be ex officio a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the Commissioner of Agriculture shall be ex officio a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
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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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