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Georgia Amendment 18, City of Macon Loans Measure (1938)
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 18 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1938. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the City of Macon to make temporary loans. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the City of Macon to make temporary loans. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 18 |
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21,868 | 81.62% | ||
| No | 4,926 | 18.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 18 was as follows:
| “ | For ratification of amendment of article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing the City of Macon to make temporary loans. Against ratification of amendment of article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing the City of Macon to make temporary loans. | ” |
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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