Virginia Public School Funding from the Literary Fund Amendment (1944)
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| Topic Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Virginia Public School Funding from the Literary Fund Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Virginia on November 7, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported assigning funds from the principal of literary fund to public school purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed assigning funds from the principal of literary fund to public school purposes. |
Election results
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140,353 | 61.18% | ||
| No | 89,048 | 38.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Public School Funding from the Literary Fund Amendment was as follows:
| “ | Shall section one hundred thirty-four of the Constitution of Virginia be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to set aside for public school purposes, including funds for the retirement of teachers, all or any part of moneys received into the principal of the literary fund when and so long as the principal of such fund amounts to as much as ten million dollars? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Virginia Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Virginia General Assembly to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Virginia House of Delegates and 21 votes in the Virginia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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