Georgia Amendment 2, Gubernatorial Elections Measure (June 1941)

Georgia Amendment 2
Election date June 3, 1941
Topic Election administration and governance and Executive official term limits
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported requiring the election of a Governor every four years.

A "no" vote opposed requiring the election of a Governor every four years.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		48,221	63.22%
No		28,049	36.78%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of the amendment to Article 5, Section 1 of the Constitution of Georgia providing for the election of a Governor every four years. AGAINST ratification of the amendment to Article 5, Section 1 of the Constitution of Georgia providing for the election of a Governor every four years.

”

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

1941 Measures

• 1941 Measures
• Executive official term limits on the ballot
• Election administration and governance on the ballot
• 1941 legislative sessions

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• Georgia ballot measure laws

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