Georgia Amendment 32, City of Griffen and Spalding County School District Merger Measure (1952)

Georgia Amendment 32
Election date November 4, 1952
Topic Local government organization and Public education governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 32 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 school system of the City of Griffin with the school system in Spalding County, and establish the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education with elected members and an appointed superintendent.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to merge the school system of the City of Griffin with the school system in Spalding County, and establish the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education with elected members and an appointed superintendent.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 32
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		45,558	70.95%
No		18,655	29.05%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 32 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendments to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I, and to Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia, merging the independent school system of the City of Griffin and the existing school system in Spalding County outside the corporate limits of Griffin into one school district co-extensive with the limits of Spalding County, and providing for the appointment and election of the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education, consisting of ten-members, for said system, and providing for the appointment of a Superintendent for said merged school systems. AGAINST ratification of amendments to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph I, and to Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia, merging the independent school system of the City of Griffin and the existing school system in Spalding County outside the corporate limits of Griffin into one school district co-extensive with the limits of Spalding County, and providing for the appointment and election of the Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education, consisting of ten-members, for said system, and providing for the appointment of a Superintendent for said merged school systems.

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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.

See also

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• 1952 legislative sessions

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