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Georgia Amendment 13, Tuition Grants for Children of Veterans Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing tuition grants to children of U.S. servicemen who were residents of Georgia and meet certain military service conditions. |
A "no" vote opposed providing tuition grants to children of U.S. servicemen who were residents of Georgia and meet certain military service conditions. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 13 |
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529,932 | 72.65% | ||
| No | 199,494 | 27.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 13 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for tuition grants to qualified students who are children of certain United States servicemen who were bona fide residents of this State at the time of their entry into the Armed Forces and who are certified by the United States Department of Defense or the United States Veterans Administration as missing in action for more than 90 days or captured in line of duty by a hostile force, or forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power since 26 March 1964? | ” |
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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