Georgia Amendment 23, City of Atlanta School System Measure (1950)

Georgia Amendment 23
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Public education governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 23 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing that when Atlanta’s city limits extend into Fulton County, the annexed area joins Atlanta’s independent school system and its school property transfers to the City of Atlanta.

A "no" vote opposed establishing that when Atlanta’s city limits extend into Fulton County, the annexed area joins Atlanta’s independent school system and its school property transfers to the City of Atlanta.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 23
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		60,963	67.48%
No		29,374	32.52%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 23 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of the Amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, 1945, providing that upon extension of the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta into Fulton County, the territory embraced therein shall become a part of the independent school system of the City of Atlanta, and shall cease to be a part of the school system of the county and that the school property located within the area embraced in the extension shall become the property of the City of Atlanta. AGAINST ratification of the Amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, 1945, providing that upon extension of the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta into Fulton County, the territory embraced therein shall become a part of the independent school system of the City of Atlanta, and shall cease to be a part of the school system of the county and that the school property located within the area embraced in the extension shall become the property of the City of Atlanta.

”

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.

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