Georgia Amendment 6, Legislator Study of Public Funds Amendment (1962)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance and State legislatures measures |
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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 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing legislators sufficient time to study public fund expenditures. |
A "no" vote opposed providing legislators sufficient time to study public fund expenditures. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 6 |
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129,558 | 67.64% | ||
| No | 61,982 | 32.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to furnish the people’s elected representatives in the General Assembly sufficient time to study matters relating to the expenditure of public funds. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to furnish the people’s elected representatives in the General Assembly sufficient time to study matters relating to the expenditure of public funds. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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