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Georgia Amendment 14, Physician Scholarships for Mental Health Training Amendment (1960)

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Georgia Amendment 14

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Election date

November 8, 1960

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

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1960. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing scholarships to physicians and other personnel for mental health training.

A "no" vote opposed providing scholarships to physicians and other personnel for mental health training.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 14

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

251,937 69.37%
No 111,249 30.63%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 14 was as follows:

FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the granting of scholarships to physicians and other personnel for specialized training in the field of mental health.

AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the granting of scholarships to physicians and other personnel for specialized training in the field of mental health.

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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