Georgia Amendment 29, Fulton County Debt Limits Measure (1950)
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| Topic Balanced budget requirements and Property taxes |
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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, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the debt limit of the Fulton County School District from seven percent to ten percent of the assessed values of taxable property. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the debt limit of the Fulton County School District from seven percent to ten percent of the assessed values of taxable property. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 29 |
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44,160 | 58.85% | ||
| No | 30,884 | 41.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 29 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I, of the Constitution, increasing the debt limitation in the Fulton County School District from 7% to 10% of assessed values of all taxable property therein. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I, of the Constitution, increasing the debt limitation in the Fulton County School District from 7% to 10% of assessed values of all taxable property therein. | ” |
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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