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Georgia Amendment 17, Canton and Cherokee School District Merger Amendment (1956)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Public education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 17 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported merging the independent school system of Canton with the existing school system of the County of Cherokee. |
A "no" vote opposed merging the independent school system of Canton with the existing school system of the County of Cherokee. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 17 |
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92,949 | 73.76% | ||
| No | 33,060 | 26.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 17 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia providing for the merger of the independent school system of Canton and the existing school system of the County of Cherokee. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia providing for the merger of the independent school system of Canton and the existing school system of the County of Cherokee. | ” |
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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