Georgia Amendment 13, Repayment of Medical Loans Amendment (1960)

Georgia Amendment 13
Election date November 8, 1960
Topic Healthcare and Higher education funding
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1960. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing for the repayment of medical loans and scholarships with service at Milledgeville State Hospital.

A "no" vote opposed providing for the repayment of medical loans and scholarships with service at Milledgeville State Hospital.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 13
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		254,520	69.88%
No		109,713	30.12%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 13 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for repayment of medical loans and scholarships by service at Milledgeville State Hospital. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for repayment of medical loans and scholarships by service at Milledgeville State Hospital.

”

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

1960 Measures

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• Healthcare on the ballot
• 1960 legislative sessions

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