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Georgia Amendment 1, Board of Regents Measure (August 1943)

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Georgia Amendment 1

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Election date

August 3, 1943

Topic
Public education governance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment		Origin

State legislature


Georgia Amendment 1 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inGeorgia onAugust 3, 1943. It wasapproved.

A "yes" votesupported establishing a Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.

A "no" voteopposed establishing a Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 1

ResultVotesPercentage

ApprovedYes

49,60581.23%
No11,46518.77%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of the Amendment to Article 8, Section 6, of the Constitution of Georgia by adding a new Paragraph to be numbered Paragraph 2, so as to provide for a Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; and for other purposes.

AGAINST ratification of the Amendment to Article 8, Section 6, of the Constitution of Georgia by adding a new Paragraph to be numbered Paragraph 2, so as to provide for a Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; and for other purposes.

”


Path to the ballot

See also:Amending the Georgia Constitution

Atwo-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for theGeorgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in theGeorgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in theGeorgia 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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