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Georgia Amendment 27, Richmond County Retirement Fund Measure (August 1943)
| Georgia Amendment 27 | |
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes and Public employee retirement funds |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 27 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 3, 1943. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Legislature to establish pension or retirement funds for employees of Richmond County and The Board of Health. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Legislature to establish pension or retirement funds for employees of Richmond County and The Board of Health. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 27 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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41,004 | 78.40% | ||
| No | 11,300 | 21.60% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 27 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Paragraph 2, Section 6, of Article 7, of the Constitution authorizing the Legislature to provide a pension or retirement fund for employees of Richmond County and to enact laws authorizing a retirement or pension fund for the employees of The Board of Health of Richmond County. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Paragraph 2, Section 6, of Article 7, of the Constitution authorizing the Legislature to provide a pension or retirement fund for employees of Richmond County and to enact laws authorizing a retirement or pension fund for the employees of The Board of Health of Richmond County. | ” |
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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