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Georgia Amendment 21, Civil Service Preference Measure (1968)
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| Topic Civil service and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 21 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing the freeze on civil service preference for honorably discharged veterans and allowing the General Assembly to grant them preference in civil service programs. |
A "no" vote opposed removing the freeze on civil service preference for honorably discharged veterans and allowing the General Assembly to grant them preference in civil service programs. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 21 |
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423,045 | 61.72% | ||
| No | 262,432 | 38.28% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 21 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to remove the provision freezing civil service preference for honorably discharged veterans of the State of Georgia as of a certain date, and to authorize the General Assembly to accord such veterans preference, point or otherwise, in any civil service program established in the state government or any political subdivision thereof? | ” |
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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