Georgia Amendment 1, Debt for Water and Sewer Facilities Measure (1986)
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| Topic Debt limits and Sewage and stormwater |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the state to incur general obligation debt to fund loans for local water and sewer projects and permitting related investments and long-term intergovernmental contracts. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the state to incur general obligation debt to fund loans for local water and sewer projects and permitting related investments and long-term intergovernmental contracts. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1 |
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552,371 | 63.60% | ||
| No | 316,109 | 36.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that general obligation debt may be incurred by the state to make loans to local governmental entities for water and sewerage facilities and systems and to provide for the investment and application of the proceeds of such debt and of the earnings on its investment and to provide for intergovernmental contracts not exceeding 50 years for loan agreements for such purposes? | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the Georgia State Legislature to place an amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 120 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in the Georgia 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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