Georgia Amendment 13, State Personnel Board Measure (1976)

Georgia Amendment 13
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic Administration of government
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported replacing the current State Personnel Board with a five-member board to oversee the State Merit System of Personnel Administration.

A "no" vote opposed replacing the current State Personnel Board with a five-member board to oversee the State Merit System of Personnel Administration.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 13
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		559,037	60.51%
No		364,823	39.49%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 13 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for a five-member State Personnel Board which shall provide policy direction for a State Merit System of Personnel Administration in lieu of the present State Personnel Board?

”

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

1976 Measures

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• Administration of government on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

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