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Georgia Amendment 4, Renaming of Department and Board of Community Development Measure (1976)

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Georgia Amendment 4

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Election date

November 2, 1976

Topic
Administration of government and Public economic investment policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported changing the name of the Department of Community Development to the Department of Industry and Trade and renaming the Board of Community Development to the Board of Industry and Trade.

A "no" vote opposed changing the name of the Department of Community Development to the Department of Industry and Trade and renaming the Board of Community Development to the Board of Industry and Trade.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 4

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

662,061 68.29%
No 307,373 31.71%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to change the name and designation of the Department of Community Development to the Department of Industry and Trade and to change the name and designation of the Board of Community Development to the Board of Industry and Trade?


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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