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Georgia Amendment 14, Legalization of Bingo Games Measure (1978)
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| Topic Gambling policy |
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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 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to legalize, define, and regulate nonprofit bingo games. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to legalize, define, and regulate nonprofit bingo games. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 14 |
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275,330 | 56.19% | ||
| No | 214,692 | 43.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 14 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to change the provisions relating to nonprofit bingo games so as to authorize the General Assembly to legalize, define, and regulate nonprofit bingo games? | ” |
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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