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Georgia Amendment 30, Cochran City and Bleckley County School District Merger Measure (1952)
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| Topic Local government organization and Public education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 30 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to merge the Cochran City and Bleckley County school systems into a single countywide district with a seven-member Board of Education elected by the Grand Jury and a superintendent appointed by the Board. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to merge the Cochran City and Bleckley County school systems into a single countywide district with a seven-member Board of Education elected by the Grand Jury and a superintendent appointed by the Board. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 30 |
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41,653 | 70.18% | ||
| No | 17,695 | 29.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 30 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia, by adding new paragraphs authorizing the General Assembly to pass a special Act or Acts to merge the existing school system of the City of Cochran and the existing school district in the County of Bleckley lying outside the corporate limits of said city into one school district or system co-extensive with the limits of said county and to provide for a seven member County Board of Education elected by the Grand Jury, and for the appointment of the County School Superintendent by the Board. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia, by adding new paragraphs authorizing the General Assembly to pass a special Act or Acts to merge the existing school system of the City of Cochran and the existing school district in the County of Bleckley lying outside the corporate limits of said city into one school district or system co-extensive with the limits of said county and to provide for a seven member County Board of Education elected by the Grand Jury, and for the appointment of the County School Superintendent by the Board. | ” |
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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