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Georgia Amendment 5, Baldwin 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 5 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 Baldwin County Board of Education and for the appointment of the county School Superintendent by the Board. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing for the election of members of the Baldwin County Board of Education and for the appointment of the county School Superintendent by the Board. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 5 |
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56,974 | 63.18% | ||
| No | 33,201 | 36.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of the Amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 5, Article 8 of the Constitution providing for the election of members of the Baldwin County Board of Education, and the appointment of a County School Superintendent by said Board. AGAINST ratification of the Amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 5, Article 8 of the Constitution providing for the election of members of the Baldwin County Board of Education, and the appointment of a County School Superintendent by said Board. | ” |
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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