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Georgia Amendment 10, Housing Finance Authority Amendment (1970)
| Georgia Amendment 10 | |
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| Topic Administration of government and Housing |
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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 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the creation of the Georgia Housing Finance Authority to promote and carry out housing development and modernization. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the creation of the Georgia Housing Finance Authority to promote and carry out housing development and modernization. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 217,225 | 38.38% | ||
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348,799 | 61.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the building, development, improvement, financing, expansion and modernization of housing and housing facilities are public purposes and to authorize the appropriation of funds for such purposes; to authorize the General Assembly to create an agency and instrumentality of the State to be named Georgia Housing Finance Authority to promote and carry out such purposes; to provide for the membership, powers, and duties of said authority? | ” |
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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