Georgia Amendment 16, Municipal Disaster Loans Measure (1976)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1976. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing counties and municipalities to obtain federal community disaster loans. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing counties and municipalities to obtain federal community disaster loans. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 16 |
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737,269 | 78.98% | ||
| No | 196,236 | 21.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 16 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize counties, municipalities and political subdivisions of the State to obtain federal community disaster loans pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 288)? | ” |
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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