Georgia Amendment 6, Teacher Training Scholarships Amendment (1958)

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Georgia Amendment 6

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Election date

November 4, 1958

Topic
Higher education funding and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1958. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the State Board of Education to grant scholarships to Georgia citizens pursuing teaching careers.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the State Board of Education to grant scholarships to Georgia citizens pursuing teaching careers.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 6

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

64,348 59.36%
No 44,063 40.64%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

FOR ratification of the amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the State Board of Education to grant scholarships to citizens of Georgia to study to become teachers.

AGAINST ratification of the amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the State Board of Education to grant scholarships to citizens of Georgia to study to become teachers.

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.

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