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Georgia Amendment 14, Gwinnett Judicial Building Authority Measure (1980)
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| Topic Administration of government |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating the Gwinnett Judicial Building Authority as a corporate and politic instrumentality of the State of Georgia. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the Gwinnett Judicial Building Authority as a corporate and politic instrumentality of the State of Georgia. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 14 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 337,186 | 37.64% | ||
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558,563 | 62.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 14 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to create a body corporate and politic and as an instrumentality of the State of Georgia to be known as the Gwinnett Judicial Building Authority? | ” |
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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