Georgia Amendment 15, Public Official Recall Measure (1978)
| Georgia Amendment 15 | |
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| Election date | |
| Topic Recall process | |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment | Origin |
Georgia Amendment 15 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inGeorgia onNovember 7, 1978. It wasapproved.
A "yes" votesupported providing for the recall of elected public officials. |
A "no" voteopposed providing for the recall of elected public officials. |
Election results
Georgia Amendment 15 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 328,765 | 68.34% | ||
| No | 152,332 | 31.66% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 15 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for the recall of public officials who hold elective office? | ” |
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
Footnotes
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