Georgia Amendment 46, Effingham County School Districts Measure (1952)

Georgia Amendment 46
Election date November 4, 1952
Topic Local government organization and Public education funding
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 46 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the division of Effingham County into political subdivisions to issue bonds to purchase school sites and to construct schools.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the division of Effingham County into political subdivisions to issue bonds to purchase school sites and to construct schools.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 46
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		41,697	72.71%
No		15,649	27.29%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 46 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945, so as to provide that the County Board of Education of Effingham County shall divide said County into political subdivisions for the purpose of issuing bonds to purchase school sites and to build and equip schoolhouses and may issue bonds therefore. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1945, so as to provide that the County Board of Education of Effingham County shall divide said County into political subdivisions for the purpose of issuing bonds to purchase school sites and to build and equip schoolhouses and may issue bonds therefore.

”

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

1952 Measures

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• Public education governance on the ballot
• 1952 legislative sessions

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