Georgia Amendment 20, Clarke County School District Measure (1954)

Georgia Amendment 20
Election date November 2, 1954
Topic County and municipal governance and Public education governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 20 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1954. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing a single school district for all of Clarke County under one Board of Education.

A "no" vote opposed establishing a single school district for all of Clarke County under one Board of Education.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 20
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		67,945	73.62%
No		24,351	26.38%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 20 was as follows:

“

FOR Amendment to Article VIII, Section VII, providing that all of Clarke County shall comprise one school district under the control of a Board of Education. AGAINST Amendment to Article VIII, Section VII, providing that all of Clarke County shall comprise one school district under the control of a 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

1954 Measures

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• Public education governance on the ballot
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1954 legislative sessions

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