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Georgia Amendment 10, Boll Weevil Eradication Reward Amendment (1958)
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| Topic Agriculture policy and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing a payment of $100,000 to the first person or company that develops an effective method for eradicating the boll weevil. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing a payment of $100,000 to the first person or company that develops an effective method for eradicating the boll weevil. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 41,969 | 40.50% | ||
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61,648 | 59.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the payment of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars to the first person, firm or corporation developing a practical method for eradicating the boll weevil at a reasonable cost. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the payment of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars to the first person, firm or corporation developing a practical method for eradicating the boll weevil at a reasonable cost. | ” |
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
Footnotes
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