Georgia Amendment 33, Fulton County School District Debt Measure (1954)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 33 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limiting the Fulton County Board of Education’s debt for the school district to 10% of the assessed value of all taxable property. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting the Fulton County Board of Education’s debt for the school district to 10% of the assessed value of all taxable property. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 33 |
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64,747 | 69.74% | ||
| No | 28,095 | 30.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 33 was as follows:
| “ | FOR Amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution providing that the debt incurred by the Fulton County Board of Education for the Fulton County School District shall not exceed 10% of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein. AGAINST Amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution providing that the debt incurred by the Fulton County Board of Education for the Fulton County School District shall not exceed 10% of the assessed value of all 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
Footnotes
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