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Georgia Amendment 1A, State Senate Composition and Elections Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Elections and campaigns and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 1A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for the composition of the Senate and the election and appointment processes of State Senators. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for the composition of the Senate and the election and appointment processes of State Senators. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1A |
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119,502 | 61.25% | ||
| No | 75,598 | 38.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1A was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the composition of the Senate, the manner of election of State Senators, the manner of election of State Senators, the manner of the appointment of the Senate and the election of Senators. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the composition of the Senate, the manner of election of State Senators, the manner of election of State Senators, the manner of the appointment of the Senate and the election of Senators. | ” |
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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