Georgia Amendment 23, Hancock County Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941)
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| Topic Bond issues and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 23 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Hancock County to issue refunding bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Hancock County to issue refunding bonds. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 23 |
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20,055 | 70.45% | ||
| No | 8,410 | 29.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 23 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article 7, of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to authorize the County of Hancock to issue refunding bonds to meet its present or future indebtedness. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 7, of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to authorize the County of Hancock to issue refunding bonds to meet its present or future indebtedness. | ” |
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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