Georgia Amendment 11, Establishment of Colleges Amendment (1958)
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| Topic Higher education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing certain political subdivisions of the state to establish colleges. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing certain political subdivisions of the state to establish colleges. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 44,888 | 45.33% | ||
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54,136 | 54.67% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize certain political subdivisions of the State to establish colleges. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize certain political subdivisions of the State to establish colleges. | ” |
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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