Georgia Amendment 2, Student Scholarships Amendment (1958)
Georgia Amendment 2 | |
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Election date |
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Topic Higher education funding and Higher education governance |
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Status |
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Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1958. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Board of Regents to grant scholarships to qualified students lacking funds to pursue their education. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Board of Regents to grant scholarships to qualified students lacking funds to pursue their education. |
Election results
Georgia Amendment 2 |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
75,150 | 66.20% | |||
No | 38,369 | 33.80% |
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
“ | FOR ratification of the amendment to authorize the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to grant scholarships to qualified students lacking funds to pursue their education. AGAINST ratification of the amendment to authorize the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to grant scholarships to qualified students lacking funds to pursue their education. | ” |
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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