Georgia Amendment 34, Carroll County Board of Education School Districts and Elections Measure (1952)

Georgia Amendment 34
Election date November 4, 1952
Topic Elections and campaigns and Public education governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 34 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the division of Carroll County into school districts, and providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education and for the election of the School Superintendent by the Board.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the division of Carroll County into school districts, and providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education and for the election of the School Superintendent by the Board.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 34
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		45,351	72.32%
No		17,354	27.68%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 34 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to Paragraph I, Section V, Article VIII of the Constitution dividing Carroll County into school districts and providing for the election by the people of members of the Carroll County Board of Education by such Districts and election of the County School Superintendent by the board. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Paragraph I, Section V, Article VIII of the Constitution dividing Carroll County into school districts and providing for the election by the people of members of the Carroll County Board of Education by such Districts and election of the County School Superintendent by the 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

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• 1952 legislative sessions

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