Georgia Amendment 55, School Superintendent Terms Measure (June 1941)

Georgia Amendment 55
Election date June 3, 1941
Topic Public education governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 55 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing the term of office for the state school superintendent.

A "no" vote opposed establishing the term of office for the state school superintendent.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 55
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		43,609	74.92%
No		14,596	25.08%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 55 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of the amendment to Article 8, Section 2 of the Constitution of Georgia fixing the term of office of the State School Superintendent. AGAINST ratification of the amendment to Article 8, Section 2 of the Constitution of Georgia fixing the term of office of the State School Superintendent.

”

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

1941 Measures

• 1941 Measures
• Public education governance on the ballot
• 1941 legislative sessions

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• Georgia ballot measure laws

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