Georgia Amendment 15, Public Official Recall Measure (1978)

Georgia Amendment 15
Election date November 7, 1978
Topic Recall process
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1978. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing for the recall of elected public officials.

A "no" vote opposed providing for the recall of elected public officials.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 15
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		328,765	68.34%
No		152,332	31.66%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 15 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for the recall of public officials who hold elective office?

”

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

1978 Measures

• 1978 Measures
• Recall process on the ballot
• 1978 legislative sessions

Georgia

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• Georgia ballot measure laws

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