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Georgia Amendment 11, Payment for State Oil Well Amendment (1962)
| Georgia Amendment 11 | |
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| Topic Fossil fuel energy 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 6, 1962. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing and changing the payment provisions for bringing in the first commercial oil well. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing and changing the payment provisions for bringing in the first commercial oil well. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 87,777 | 47.05% | ||
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98,796 | 52.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to increase and change the provisions relating to the payment authorized for bringing in the first commercial oil well. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to increase and change the provisions relating to the payment authorized for bringing in the first commercial oil well. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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