Georgia Amendment 6, Curriculum Laboratory Measure (1978)

Georgia Amendment 6
Election date November 7, 1978
Topic Public education funding and Public education governance
Status Defeated
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 7, 1978. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the State Board of Education to create a curriculum laboratory, charge fees, and retain the generated revenue for its operation.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the State Board of Education to create a curriculum laboratory, charge fees, and retain the generated revenue for its operation.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		221,766	46.25%
No		257,718	53.75%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the State Board of Education to establish and maintain a curriculum laboratory, to charge reasonable fees, and to retain the revenues produced therefrom for the purposes of such curriculum laboratory?

”

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

1978 Measures

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• Public education funding on the ballot
• Public education governance on the ballot
• 1978 legislative sessions

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