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Georgia Amendment 24, Cobb County Funding Bonds Measure (August 1943)
| Georgia Amendment 24 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 24 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 3, 1943. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Cobb County to issue funding bonds and requiring the county to operate on a cash basis. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Cobb County to issue funding bonds and requiring the county to operate on a cash basis. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 24 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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42,758 | 81.60% | ||
| No | 9,639 | 18.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 24 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, so as to authorize Cobb County to issue Funding Bonds, and thereafter to operate on a cash basis; and for other purposes. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, so as to authorize Cobb County to issue Funding Bonds, and thereafter to operate on a cash basis; and for other 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
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