Georgia Amendment 14, Voting Requirements for Utility Revenue Certificates Measure (1976)
| Georgia Amendment 14 | |
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| Topic Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Energy funds |
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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 2, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported removing the requirement for a majority of registered voters to participate in elections authorizing revenue certificates for gas or electric systems. |
A "no" vote opposed removing the requirement for a majority of registered voters to participate in elections authorizing revenue certificates for gas or electric systems. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 14 |
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495,021 | 54.07% | ||
| No | 420,548 | 45.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 14 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to delete therefrom the requirement that a majority of the registered voters of a political subdivision desiring to issue revenue certificates to buy, construct, extend, operate and maintain gas or electric generating and distribution systems must participate in the election authorizing such action? | ” |
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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