Georgia Amendment 14, County Redevelopment Amendment (1962)

Georgia Amendment 14
Election date November 6, 1962
Topic County and municipal governance and Public economic investment policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1962. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing counties to undertake and carry out a slum clearance and redevelopment program.

A "no" vote opposed allowing counties to undertake and carry out a slum clearance and redevelopment program.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 14
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		123,923	64.28%
No		68,866	35.72%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 14 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution as to allow counties to undertake and carry out a slum clearance and redevelopment program. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution as to allow counties to undertake and carry out a slum clearance and redevelopment program.

”

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

1962 Measures

• 1962 Measures
• Public economic investment policy on the ballot
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1962 legislative sessions

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