Georgia Amendment 2, Elections of Officials Measure (1950)

Georgia Amendment 2
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Elections and campaigns
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the nomination and election of U.S. Senators, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Comptroller General, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, Supreme Court Justices, Appeals Court Judges by political party by the people on a county basis.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the nomination and election of U.S. Senators, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Comptroller General, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, Supreme Court Justices, Appeals Court Judges by political party by the people on a county basis.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		134,290	44.97%
No		164,337	55.03%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

FOR electing, and nominating by political parties, U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, the Attorney General, The State School Superintendent, the Comptroller General, the Treasurer, The Commissioner of Agriculture, and the Commissioner of Labor, Justices of Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals, by the people on a county unit basis. AGAINST electing, and nominating by political parties, U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, the Attorney General, The State School Superintendent, the Comptroller General, the Treasurer, The Commissioner of Agriculture, and the Commissioner of Labor, Justices of Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals, by the people on a county unit basis.

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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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