[2] A 2000 report by the Georgia State Senate found the introduction of the 1956 flag to be a symbol of racist protest against desegregation.

[3] Roy Barnes responded to calls for a new flag in 2001 by encouraging legislation on the matter.

[4] The flag that was approved was originally designed around the time of the 1992 dispute by Cecil Alexander.

[6] In the 2002 gubernatorial election, Republican candidate Sonny Perdue defeated Barnes.

[8] The question on the ballot read: Should the State of Georgia keep the 2003 Flag adopted at the 2003 Session of the General Assembly or return to the 2001 Flag adopted at the 2001 Session of the General Assembly?