Georgia Amendment 3, Scholarships for Employee Education Amendment (1958)
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| Topic Higher education funding and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1958. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing state agencies to match federal funds for graduate or post-graduate scholarships for qualified employees. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing state agencies to match federal funds for graduate or post-graduate scholarships for qualified employees. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 3 |
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56,862 | 52.91% | ||
| No | 50,600 | 47.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of the amendment to authorize State Departments and State Agencies to disburse State funds to match Federal funds in order to provide qualified employees with graduate or post-graduate educational scholarships, and for use in other Federal Education Programs. AGAINST ratification of the amendment to authorize State Departments and State Agencies to disburse State funds to match Federal funds in order to provide qualified employees with graduate or post-graduate educational scholarships, and for use in other Federal Education Programs. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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
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