Georgia Amendment 19, Athens Public Facilities Authority Amendment (1960)
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| Topic Administration of government and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 19 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing for the creation of the Athens Public Facilities Authority and ratifying its previous actions. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for the creation of the Athens Public Facilities Authority and ratifying its previous actions. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 19 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 139,699 | 44.54% | ||
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173,948 | 55.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 19 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to create the Athens Public Facilities Authority and to ratify and confirm the Act heretofore adopted pertaining to said Authority and to ratify and confirm all acts performed by it pursuant thereto. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to create the Athens Public Facilities Authority and to ratify and confirm the Act heretofore adopted pertaining to said Authority and to ratify and confirm all acts performed by it pursuant thereto. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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