Georgia Amendment 30, Elberton City and Elbert County School District Merger Measure (1954)
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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 30 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1954. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to consolidate Elberton City and Elbert County schools and establish a Board of Education with defined qualifications and powers. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to consolidate Elberton City and Elbert County schools and establish a Board of Education with defined qualifications and powers. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 30 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 61,617 | 71.39% | ||
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24,688 | 28.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 30 was as follows:
| “ | FOR Amendment to Article VIII, Section VII, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia, authorizing the General Assembly to provide for the consolidation of the independent schools now existing in the City of Elberton and the County of Elbert, and for the creation of a Board of Education defining its qualifications and powers. AGAINST Amendment to Article VIII, Section VII, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia, authorizing the General Assembly to provide for the consolidation of the independent schools now existing in the City of Elberton and the County of Elbert, and for the creation of a Board of Education defining its qualifications and powers. | ” |
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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