Georgia Amendment 1, Regional Facilities Development Amendment (1994)

Georgia Amendment 1
Election date November 8, 1994
Topic County and municipal governance and Public economic investment policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1994. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing counties and cities to enter into contracts with neighboring areas for regional facilities and shared benefits.

A "no" vote opposed allowing counties and cities to enter into contracts with neighboring areas for regional facilities and shared benefits.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		932,619	69.52%
No		408,924	30.48%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize counties and cities to contract with neighboring counties and cities concerning regional facilities and the sharing of support and benefits from such regional facilities?

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

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

1994 Measures

• 1994 Measures
• Public economic investment policy on the ballot
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1994 legislative sessions

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