Georgia Amendment 4, Student Loan Program Measure (1964)

Georgia Amendment 4
Election date November 3, 1964
Topic Higher education funding
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1964. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to establish a guaranteed student loan program with interest payments on student loans for higher education, and create an administrative entity for the program.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to establish a guaranteed student loan program with interest payments on student loans for higher education, and create an administrative entity for the program.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		320,713	66.56%
No		161,119	33.44%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for a program of guaranteed student loans and for the payment of interest on student loans for higher education and to create an entity for administering such program. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for a program of guaranteed student loans and for the payment of interest on student loans for higher education and to create an entity for administering such program.

”

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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• Higher education funding on the ballot
• 1964 legislative sessions

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