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Georgia Amendment 32, Meriwether County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
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| Topic Elections and campaigns and Public education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 32 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing for the election of members of the Meriwether County Board of Education and the appointment of the school superintendent. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing for the election of members of the Meriwether County Board of Education and the appointment of the school superintendent. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 32 |
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44,481 | 67.76% | ||
| No | 21,163 | 32.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 32 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 5, Article 8 and Paragraph 1, Section 6, Article 8 of the Constitution providing for the election of members of the Meriwether County Board of Education and the appointment of the County School Superintendent of Meriwether County. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 5, Article 8 and Paragraph 1, Section 6, Article 8 of the Constitution providing for the election of members of the Meriwether County Board of Education and the appointment of the County School Superintendent of Meriwether County. | ” |
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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