Georgia Amendment 29, Financing of County Services Measure (1978)
| Georgia Amendment 29 | |
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 29 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to establish financing requirements for services in counties with populations of 600,000 or more. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to establish financing requirements for services in counties with populations of 600,000 or more. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 29 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 164,961 | 40.46% | ||
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242,767 | 59.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 29 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that under certain conditions the General Assembly shall be authorized by law to provide requirements relative to the financing of services by counties of this State having a population of 600,000 or more according to the United States Decennial Census of 1970 or any future such census and for other matters relative thereto? | ” |
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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