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Georgia Amendment 3, Department of Industry and Trade Amendment (1972)
Georgia Amendment 3 | |
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Election date |
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Topic Administrative organization and Public economic investment policy |
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Status |
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Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported changing the name of the Department of Industry and Trade and its Board to the Department and Board of Community Development. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the name of the Department of Industry and Trade and its Board to the Department and Board of Community Development. |
Election results
Georgia Amendment 3 |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
398,097 | 55.49% | |||
No | 319,388 | 44.51% |
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
“ | Shall the Constitution be amended to change the name and designation of the Department of Industry and Trade, to the Department of Community Development and to change the name and designation of the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Industry and Trade to the Board of Community Development? | ” |
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.
See also
Footnotes
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