Georgia Amendment 11, Municipal Merit Employee Program Measure (1980)
| Georgia Amendment 11 | |
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing counties and municipalities to create employee suggestion and award programs, funded by public funds, to reward meritorious service. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing counties and municipalities to create employee suggestion and award programs, funded by public funds, to reward meritorious service. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 413,898 | 41.18% | ||
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591,150 | 58.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize any county or municipality of this State to establish an employees' suggestions and awards program to reward meritorious service and to authorize such political subdivisions to expend public funds for such purposes? | ” |
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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