Georgia Amendment 21, State Properties Commission Measure (1976)

Georgia Amendment 21
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic Administration of government and Property
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 21 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported establishing the State Properties Commission and define its membership, powers, duties, and authority.

A "no" vote opposed establishing the State Properties Commission and define its membership, powers, duties, and authority.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 21
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		402,077	45.68%
No		478,129	54.32%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 21 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to create, provide the membership of and provide the powers, duties and authority of the State Properties Commission?

”

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

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• Administration of government on the ballot
• Property on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Georgia

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• Georgia ballot measure laws

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