Georgia Amendment 6, Continuity of Government Measure (1964)
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| Topic Government continuity policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 6 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 ensure continuity of state and local government operations during emergencies caused by enemy attacks. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to ensure continuity of state and local government operations during emergencies caused by enemy attacks. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 6 |
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323,691 | 71.62% | ||
| No | 128,288 | 28.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to enact legislation to insure continuity of State and local governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to enact legislation to insure continuity of State and local governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack. | ” |
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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