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Georgia Amendment 15, Compensation of Game and Fish Commission Measure (1968)
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| Topic Game and fish commissions and Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to reimburse Game and Fish Commission employees who had to return a 1966 retroactive pay raise to the State Treasurer. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to reimburse Game and Fish Commission employees who had to return a 1966 retroactive pay raise to the State Treasurer. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 15 |
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381,164 | 54.53% | ||
| No | 317,809 | 45.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 15 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for reimbursing the employees of the Game and Fish Commission who received a retroactive pay raise in 1966 and were subsequently required to remit the amount of said raise to the State Treasurer? | ” |
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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