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Georgia Amendment 31, City of Savannah Sewage Bonds Measure (1952)
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| Topic Bond issues and Local government organization |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 31 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the City of Savannah to issue bonds to improve and modernize the storm and sanitary sewage system of the city. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the City of Savannah to issue bonds to improve and modernize the storm and sanitary sewage system of the city. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 31 |
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47,932 | 73.00% | ||
| No | 17,728 | 27.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 31 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue serial bonds for the purpose of improving, expanding, enlarging, repairing, and modernizing the storm and sanitary sewerage system of the City of Savannah. AGAINST ratification of of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue serial bonds for the purpose of improving, expanding, enlarging, repairing, and modernizing the storm and sanitary sewerage system of the City of Savannah. | ” |
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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