Georgia Amendment 11, Municipal Merit Employee Program Measure (1980)

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Georgia Amendment 11

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Election date

November 4, 1980

Topic
County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


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

Georgia Amendment 11

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 413,898 41.18%

Defeated No

591,150 58.82%
Results are officially certified.
Source


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

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