Georgia Amendment 11, Highway Bonds Measure (June 1939)
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| Topic Bond issues and Highways and bridges |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 6, 1939. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the Governor to issue highway bonds to refund highway certificates. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the Governor to issue highway bonds to refund highway certificates. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 11 |
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17,234 | 59.44% | ||
| No | 11,762 | 40.56% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | For ratification of amendment to Article VII, Section VIII, Paragraph I of the Constitution, authorizing the Governor to issue Highway Refunding Bonds for the purpose of refunding State of Georgia Highway Department Refunding Certificates due and parable March 25thm 1939, 1940, and 1941. Against ratification of amendment to Article VII, Section VIII, Paragraph I of the Constitution, authorizing the Governor to issue Highway Refunding Bonds for the purpose of refunding State of Georgia Highway Department Refunding Certificates due and parable March 25thm 1939, 1940, and 1941. | ” |
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.
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