Georgia 1950 ballot measures

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Thirty-seven statewide ballot measures were on the November 7, 1950 ballot in Georgia.

• All thirty-seven of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Thirty-five of the measures were approved.
• Two of the measures were defeated.

On the ballot

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Salaries	Increases the salaries of justices and judges	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Provides for the nomination and election of U.S. senators and state executive officers on a county basis	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Resources	Authorizes the general assembly to pay $100,000 to bring the first commercial oil well to the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Gives county boards of education the authority to obtain loans	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Baldwin County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Local Gov't	Relates to Bibb County courts, agencies, tribunals and officers	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Pension	Authorizes the general assembly to create a pension plan for employees of Bibb County	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Judiciary	Authorizes the designation of pro hac vice judges in the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Savannah Airport Commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Local Gov't	Authorizes the creation of industrial areas in Chatham County	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Requires the Chatham County Commissioners and ex-officio judges to levy a tax for education	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Civil Service	Authorizes the general assembly to grant governmental authorities of Chatham County to establish civil service boards	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Bonds	Authorizes Chatham County to issue bonds for building and equipping schools	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Dawson County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Local Gov't	Creates an independent school system in the city of Bainbridge	a
LRCA	Amendment 16	Civil Service	Authorizes the general assembly to provide for a civil service system in DeKalb County	a
LRCA	Amendment 17	Taxes	Provides that tax exemptions for homesteads not apply in DeKalb County against levies of taxes for school purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 18	Local Gov't	Permits the governing authority of DeKalb County to make street improvements	a
LRCA	Amendment 19	Education	Authorizes the general assembly to merge the school system of the city of Albany with the Dougherty County school district	a
LRCA	Amendment 20	Bonds	Authorizes Forsyth County to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 21	Bonds	Requires the city of Atlanta to assume and pay a portion of Fulton County School District bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 22	Taxes	Authorizes the general assembly to require or permit Fulton County to receive tax returns and collect taxes due to the city of Atlanta	a
LRCA	Amendment 23	Education	Provides that upon expansion of the city limits of Atlanta, the new territory become part of the city's school system	a
LRCA	Amendment 24	Taxes	Exempts homesteads in the city of Atlanta from taxes except for school purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 25	Admin of Gov't	Creates independent governmental authorities in the unincorporated areas of the city of Atlanta and Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 26	Taxes	Provides that homestead tax exemptions not apply to the collection of taxes for the support and maintenance of education in Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 27	Gov't Salaries	Provides that the Fulton County Board of County Commissioners supplement the salaries of the judges of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit	a
LRCA	Amendment 28	Local Gov't	Authorizes Fulton County to contribute to the support of state-owned institutions within the county	a
LRCA	Amendment 29	Gov't Finances	Increases the debt limit of the Fulton County School District	a
LRCA	Amendment 30	Local Gov't	Authorizes the city of Gainesville to enter into contracts pertaining to the hospitalization of indigents	a
LRCA	Amendment 31	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Hancock County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 32	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Meriwether County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 33	Local Gov't	Allows Muscogee County to make and levy special assessments for street improvements	a
LRCA	Amendment 34	Bonds	Allows Muscogee County to issue street improvement bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 35	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Rockdale County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 36	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Schley County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 37	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Taylor County Board of Education	a

See also

• List of Georgia ballot measures
• 1950 ballot measures

External links

• The Georgia Official and Statistical Register