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Georgia Amendment 3, State Board of Education Amendment (1960)

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Georgia Amendment 3

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Election date

November 8, 1960

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 8, 1960. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported adding members from the State-at-large to the State Board of Education and implementing a new method for filling vacancies.

A "no" vote opposed adding members from the State-at-large to the State Board of Education and implementing a new method for filling vacancies.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 3

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 121,237 31.98%

Defeated No

257,843 68.02%
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 for additional members from the State-at-large to the State Board of Education and a new method of filling vacancies.

AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for additional members from the State-at-large to the State Board of Education and a new method of filling vacancies.

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.

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