Georgia Amendment 19, DeKalb County Education Tax Measure (August 1943)
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| Topic Public education funding and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 19 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 3, 1943. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing with voter approval a one mill county tax for educational purposes in DeKalb County. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing with voter approval a one mill county tax for educational purposes in DeKalb County. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 19 |
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42,792 | 80.50% | ||
| No | 10,366 | 19.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 19 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Article 7, Section 6, Paragraph 2, of the Constitution, authorizing one mill county-wide tax for educational purposes in DeKalb County if approved by the voters of said County. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article 7, Section 6, Paragraph 2, of the Constitution, authorizing one mill county-wide tax for educational purposes in DeKalb County if approved by the voters of said County. | ” |
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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