Georgia Amendment 11, Payment for Aluminum Ore Plant Measure (1974)
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| Topic Mineral resources 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 5, 1974. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to grant $250,000 to the first entity that establishes a plant for commercial aluminum ore production from kaolin, with a requirement of a minimum annual output of 300,000 tons. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to grant $250,000 to the first entity that establishes a plant for commercial aluminum ore production from kaolin, with a requirement of a minimum annual output of 300,000 tons. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 260,562 | 47.22% | ||
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291,292 | 52.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the payment of $250,000 to the first person, firm or corporation, or combination thereof, which establishes a plant for the commercial production of aluminum ore (alumina or aluminum chloride) from kaolin and produces a minimum of 300,000 tons annually? | ” |
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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