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Georgia Amendment 3, Corporate Powers of the Secretary of State (1974)

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Georgia Amendment 3

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Election date

November 5, 1974

Topic
Business regulations and State executive official measures
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1974. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Secretary of State to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Secretary of State to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 3

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 224,133 38.73%

Defeated No

354,608 61.27%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to confer the authority to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies to the Secretary of State?


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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