Georgia Amendment 2, Highway Maintenance Funds Measure (1952)

Georgia Amendment 2
Election date November 4, 1952
Topic Balanced budget requirements and Highways and bridges
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing for the appropriation of funds for highway maintenance.

A "no" vote opposed allowing for the appropriation of funds for highway maintenance.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		330,327	61.63%
No		205,668	38.37%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of the amendments to Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII of the Constitution, to provide for the appropriation of funds for highway purposes. AGAINST ratification of the amendments to Paragraph IV of Section IX of Article VII of the Constitution, to provide for the appropriation of funds for highway 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

1952 Measures

• 1952 Measures
• Balanced budget requirements on the ballot
• Highways and bridges on the ballot
• 1952 legislative sessions

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