Georgia Amendment 2, Teacher Retirement Benefits Measure (1974)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Public employee retirement funds |
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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 5, 1974. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to enact laws to periodically increase the retirement or pension benefits for retired public school teachers under local retirement systems. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to enact laws to periodically increase the retirement or pension benefits for retired public school teachers under local retirement systems. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 2 |
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441,428 | 69.35% | ||
| No | 195,078 | 30.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law, from time to time, for the increase of retirement, or pension benefits of retired public schoolteachers who retired pursuant to a retirement or pension system of a county, municipality or local board of education? | ” |
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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