Georgia Amendment 3, Merger and Consolidation of Counties Measure (1964)

Georgia Amendment 3
Election date November 3, 1964
Topic Administration of government and County and municipal governance
Status Approved
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 3, 1964. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported requiring a simple majority vote, instead of a two-thirds majority vote, for merging, consolidating, and dividing counties.

A "no" vote opposed requiring a simple majority vote, instead of a two-thirds majority vote, for merging, consolidating, and dividing counties.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		278,673	59.85%
No		186,924	40.15%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide more democratic provisions for the merger, consolidation and division of counties. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide more democratic provisions for the merger, consolidation and division of counties.

”

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

1964 Measures

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• Administration of government on the ballot
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1964 legislative sessions

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