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Georgia Amendment 5, Teacher Salaries Measure (1926)

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Georgia Amendment 5

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Election date

November 2, 1926

Topic
Public education funding
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1926. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing $3.5 million to fund public school teacher salaries.

A "no" vote opposed allowing $3.5 million to fund public school teacher salaries.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 5

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

27,288 80.96%
No 6,416 19.04%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:

For $3,500,000 Public School Teachers' Salary Amendment to Article 7, Section 3, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution.

Against $3,500,000 Public School Teachers' Salary Amendment to Article 7, Section 3, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution.


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