Georgia Amendment 22, Retirement Benefits for School Employees Measure (1968)
| Georgia Amendment 22 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Public employee retirement funds and Public school teachers and staff |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to create a retirement system for public school employees not covered by the Teachers' Retirement System and allowing funding from state and local education boards. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to create a retirement system for public school employees not covered by the Teachers' Retirement System and allowing funding from state and local education boards. |
Election results
|
Georgia Amendment 22 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
489,484 | 67.77% | ||
| No | 232,784 | 32.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 22 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the creation of an actuarially sound, participating retirement system for all employees of public schools who are not covered by the Teachers' Retirement System, including, but not limited to, school bus drivers, school lunch room personnel, school maintenance personnel and school custodial personnel, and for the expenditure of State funds and the funds of county and independent boards of education for the support of said retirement system? | ” |
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
.svg.png){kind=small} |
State of Georgia Atlanta (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
