Georgia Amendment 3, Brunswick Debt Limits Measure (1924)

Georgia Amendment 3
Election date November 4, 1924
Topic Property tax exemptions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1924. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the City of Brunswick to incur debt up to 14% of the assessed value of its taxable property.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the City of Brunswick to incur debt up to 14% of the assessed value of its taxable property.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		74,435	81.18%
No		17,261	18.82%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:

“

For Ratification of Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia, to authorize the City of Brunswick to incur an indebtedness up to a maximum of 14 per centum of the assessed value of the taxable property therein. Against Ratification of Amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia, to authorize the City of Brunswick to incur an indebtedness up to a maximum of 14 per centum of the assessed value of the 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

1924 Measures

• 1924 Measures
• Property tax exemptions on the ballot
• 1924 legislative sessions

Georgia

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• Georgia ballot measure laws

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