Georgia Amendment 21, Fulton County Temporary Loans Measure (August 1943)

Georgia Amendment 21
	Election date; August 3, 1943
	Topic; Local government finance and taxes
	Status; Approved
Type; Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin; State legislature

Georgia Amendment 21 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 3, 1943. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing Fulton County to make temporary loans.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing Fulton County to make temporary loans.

Election results

Results are officially certified.

The ballot title for Amendment 21 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of Amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing Fulton County to make temporary loans.

AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing Fulton County to make temporary loans.

”

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.

Georgia Amendment 21

Election date August 3, 1943
Topic Local government finance and taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

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