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Georgia Amendment 12, Marriage License Levy Amendment (1960)
| Georgia Amendment 12 | |
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing a $1.00 levy on marriage licenses to fund pensions and costs under the Ordinaries' Retirement System of Georgia. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing a $1.00 levy on marriage licenses to fund pensions and costs under the Ordinaries' Retirement System of Georgia. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 12 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 173,170 | 47.03% | ||
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195,012 | 52.97% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 12 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article VII, Section II, of the 1945 Constitution of Georgia, so as to authorize the levy of a maximum of $1.00 on the sale of every marriage license in Georgia for the purpose of paying pensions and other benefits and costs under an Ordinaries' Retirement System of Georgia. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article VII, Section II, of the 1945 Constitution of Georgia, so as to authorize the levy of a maximum of $1.00 on the sale of every marriage license in Georgia for the purpose of paying pensions and other benefits and costs under an Ordinaries' Retirement System of Georgia. | ” |
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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