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Debate on the Georgian (U.S.) flag, 2001-2004: Part 4

The 2004 Referendum

Last modified: 2004-12-22 by rick wyatt
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[Flag of Georgia] by Ed Jackson 7 May 2003
Adopted 8 May 2003



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The Referendum Approaches

The Associated Press today is reporting that the never-ending flag issue in Georgia is never ending. As of today a poll shows the following situation:
        In favor of the 2001 flag - 48%
        In favor of the 2003 flag - 39%
        In favor of a third option - 5%
        Undecided - 7%
The poll has a margin of error reported at 4.5%. Voting is on March 2.

Source: WXIA-TV News at http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=43031. At the moment this is the first poll I've seen on the flags since the debates last year.
Phil Nelson 16 February 2004

Today another poll on the issue from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

"A poll conducted for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB-TV this week by Zogby International found that support for the blue-and-gold flag was strongest among African-American and younger voters. But a majority of all voters in the survey favored the red-white-and-blue flag adopted in 2003. The current flag was favored 52 percent to 28 percent with 20 percent undecided or liking neither one. Supporters of the present flag worry that its defeat at the polls might revive a campaign to restore the state flag dominated by the Confederate battle emblem which flew over Georgia from 1956 to 2001."
Phil Nelson 28 February 2004

The Final Results

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has declared the referendum to be decided. At this time with 62% of the vote (light turnouts) having been counted the 2003 flag has a 3:1 following and projected to have been selected over the 2001 flag. And given some of the comments earlier this week the flag issue will likely not be revisited by the legislature this term (but who knows about the 2005 session :-).
Phil Nelson 2 March 2004

All counties are in favor of the 2003 flag since the 2001 flag "won" zero counties in Georgia. However is this binding?
Zach Harden 6 March 2004

No it is not. However it is unlikely that anything can be addressed this year particularly as the legislative session rules are specific and the "drop dead" date for legislation may have passed or will soon pass. And there are the "flaggers" that seem to be convinced that no vote should be legitimate unless the 1956 flag (not voted upon by the public) is included in the ballot. Georgia has two options one to retain the current flag (which appears to be a popular idea given the attention it has drawn over the past few years) or to continue the debate forever.
Phil Nelson 7 March 2004

Georgia Election Results
Official Results of the March 2 2004 STATEWIDE ADVISORY FLAG REFERENDUM
Non-Partisan 100 % of precincts reporting

2003 Flag: 577370 votes (73.1%); 2001 Flag: 212020 votes (26.9%)

County by county results:

County 2001 Flag 2003 Flag
APPLING
ATKINSON
BACON
BAKER
BALDWIN
BANKS
BARROW
BARTOW
BEN HILL
BERRIEN
BIBB
BLECKLEY
BRANTLEY
BROOKS
BRYAN
BULLOCH
BURKE
BUTTS
CALHOUN
CAMDEN
CANDLER
CARROLL
CATOOSA
CHARLTON
CHATHAM
CHATTAHOOCHEE
CHATTOOGA
CHEROKEE
CLARKE
CLAY
CLAYTON
CLINCH
COBB
COFFEE
COLQUITT
COLUMBIA
COOK
COWETA
CRAWFORD
CRISP
DADE
DAWSON
DECATUR
DEKALB
DODGE
DOOLY
DOUGHERTY
DOUGLAS
EARLY
ECHOLS
EFFINGHAM
ELBERT
EMANUEL
EVANS
FANNIN
FAYETTE
FLOYD
FORSYTH
FRANKLIN
FULTON
GILMER
GLASCOCK
GLYNN
GORDON
GRADY
GREENE
GWINNETT
HABERSHAM
HALL
HANCOCK
HARALSON
HARRIS
HART
HEARD
HENRY
HOUSTON
IRWIN
JACKSON
JASPER
JEFF DAVIS
JEFFERSON
JENKINS
JOHNSON
JONES
LAMAR
LANIER
LAURENS
LEE
LIBERTY
LINCOLN
LONG
LOWNDES
LUMPKIN
MACON
MADISON
MARION
MCDUFFIE
MCINTOSH
MERIWETHER
MILLER
MITCHELL
MONROE
MONTGOMERY
MORGAN
MURRAY
MUSCOGEE
NEWTON
OCONEE
OGLETHORPE
PAULDING
PEACH
PICKENS
PIERCE
PIKE
POLK
PULASKI
PUTNAM
QUITMAN
RABUN
RANDOLPH
RICHMOND
ROCKDALE
SCHLEY
SCREVEN
SEMINOLE
SPALDING
STEPHENS
STEWART
SUMTER
TALBOT
TALIAFERRO
TATTNALL
TAYLOR
TELFAIR
TERRELL
THOMAS
TIFT
TOOMBS
TOWNS
TREUTLEN
TROUP
TURNER
TWIGGS
UNION
UPSON
WALKER
WALTON
WARE
WARREN
WASHINGTON
WAYNE
WEBSTER
WHEELER
WHITE
WHITFIELD
WILCOX
WILKES
WILKINSON
WORTH

1180
277
477
337
3424
1346
2371
4226
906
789
9448
705
639
920
1.407
2819
1765
1633
460
1181
527
5959
2430
349
18244
184
1675
8585
8952
254
15929
212
42943
1288
1976
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