Georgia Amendment 25, Independent Governmental Authorities Measure (1950)

Georgia Amendment 25
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Administrative organization and Local government organization
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 25 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to create independent governmental authorities in the unincorporated areas of the City of Atlanta and Fulton County.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to create independent governmental authorities in the unincorporated areas of the City of Atlanta and Fulton County.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 25
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		50,344	62.61%
No		30,059	37.39%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 25 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of the Amendment to Paragraph XXIII, Section VII, Article III of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 authorizing the General Assembly to create in the unincorporated area of Fulton County and in the City of Atlanta independent governmental authorities and to grant to them any and all powers listed in said paragraph; to provide for the enforcing of the zoning and planning laws of said independent governing authorities by the Recorders Court of the City of Atlanta; and to provide for the support of such independent governmental authorities in whole or in part by Fulton County and the City of Atlanta. AGAINST ratification of the Amendment to Paragraph XXIII, Section VII, Article III of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 authorizing the General Assembly to create in the unincorporated area of Fulton County and in the City of Atlanta independent governmental authorities and to grant to them any and all powers listed in said paragraph; to provide for the enforcing of the zoning and planning laws of said independent governing authorities by the Recorders Court of the City of Atlanta; and to provide for the support of such independent governmental authorities in whole or in part by Fulton County and the City of Atlanta.

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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.

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