Georgia Amendment 20, Development Authorities Measure (1968)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Public economic investment policy |
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Georgia Amendment 20 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the General Assembly, county corporation, or municipal corporation to create and authorize Development Authorities to issue revenue obligations for developing industry, trade, and employment opportunities. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the General Assembly, county corporation, or municipal corporation to create and authorize Development Authorities to issue revenue obligations for developing industry, trade, and employment opportunities. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 20 |
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362,314 | 53.14% | ||
| No | 319,541 | 46.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 20 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly may create Development Authorities or authorize any county or municipal corporation or combinations thereof to create Development Authorities and authorize such authorities to issue revenue obligations for the purpose of developing industry, trade and employment opportunities? | ” |
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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