Georgia Amendment 16, City of Quitman Loans Measure (June 1939)

Georgia Amendment 16
Election date June 6, 1939
Topic Local government finance and taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 6, 1939. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the City of Quitman to obtain temporary loans and issue debt certificates.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the City of Quitman to obtain temporary loans and issue debt certificates.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 16
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		16,452	61.33%
No		10,375	38.67%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 16 was as follows:

“

For ratification of amendment to Article VII, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing the City of Quitman to obtain temporary loans and issue notes or debt certificates therefor. Against ratification of amendment to Article VII, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing the City of Quitman to obtain temporary loans and issue notes or debt certificates therefor.

”

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

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• 1939 legislative sessions

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