Georgia Amendment 17, Joint Hospital Contracts and Taxes Measure (August 1943)

Georgia Amendment 17
Election date August 3, 1943
Topic Administrative powers and rulemaking and Debt limits
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 17 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 3, 1943. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, and DeKalb County to enter into contracts and assume liabilities for the hospitalization of low-income individuals.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, and DeKalb County to enter into contracts and assume liabilities for the hospitalization of low-income individuals.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 17
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		44,172	80.76%
No		10,523	19.24%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 17 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of Amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, so as to authorize the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, and DeKalb County, to enter into contracts and assume liabilities or obligations thereunder pertaining to hospitalization of the indigent sick, and for other purposes. AGAINST ratification of Amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, so as to authorize the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, and DeKalb County, to enter into contracts and assume liabilities or obligations thereunder pertaining to hospitalization of the indigent sick, and for other purposes.

”

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

1943 Measures

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• Healthcare on the ballot
• Debt limits on the ballot
• 1943 legislative sessions

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