Georgia Amendment 3, Appointment of State School Superintendent Measure (1984)

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Georgia Amendment 3

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Election date

November 6, 1984

Topic
Administrative organization and Public education governance
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1984. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the State Board of Education to appoint the State School Superintendent.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the State Board of Education to appoint the State School Superintendent.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 3

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 648,995 48.85%

Defeated No

679,469 51.15%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the State Board of Education to appoint the State School Superintendent?


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


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