Georgia Amendment 10, Municipal Revenue Obligations Measure (1974)

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Georgia Amendment 10

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Election date

November 5, 1974

Topic
Bond issues and County and municipal governance
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


Georgia Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1974. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to expand, increase, or reduce the purposes for which revenue anticipation obligations may be issued by counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to expand, increase, or reduce the purposes for which revenue anticipation obligations may be issued by counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 10

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 240,325 45.24%

Defeated No

290,897 54.76%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to expand and to authorize the General Assembly to increase or reduce the purposes for which revenue anticipation obligations may be issued by any county, municipality or political subdivision of this State?

”


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

1974 Measures

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