Georgia Amendment 11, Funds for School Lunch Amendment (1960)

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Georgia Amendment 11

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Election date

November 8, 1960

Topic
Public education funding and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1960. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing counties to use public funds for school lunch purposes.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing counties to use public funds for school lunch purposes.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 11

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

214,788 58.49%
No 152,451 41.51%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:

FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to empower the General Assembly to authorize counties to use public funds for school lunch purposes.

AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to empower the General Assembly to authorize counties to use public funds for school lunch purposes.

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.

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