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Georgia Amendment 30, Tift County Bonds Measure (June 1939)
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| Topic Bond issues and Healthcare facility funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 30 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 6, 1939. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing Tift County to issue bonds to construct and maintain a hospital. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing Tift County to issue bonds to construct and maintain a hospital. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 30 |
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17,008 | 63.04% | ||
| No | 9,973 | 36.96% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 30 was as follows:
| “ | For amendment allowing the County of Tift to increase its bonded indebtedness for the purpose of acquiring a hospital site in Tifton, or outside of Tifton in Tifton County, Georgia, and building, constructing and equipping thereon a hospital where medical and surgical treatment and care may be provided for those in need of such. Against amendment allowing the County of Tift to increase its bonded indebtedness for the purpose of acquiring a hospital site in Tifton, or outside of Tifton in Tifton County, Georgia, and building, constructing and equipping thereon a hospital where medical and surgical treatment and care may be provided for those in need of such. | ” |
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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