Georgia Amendment 33, Muscogee County Street Improvements Tax Measure (1950)

Georgia Amendment 33
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Highways and bridges and Property taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 33 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing Muscogee County to levy special assessments against abutting properties for street improvement purposes.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing Muscogee County to levy special assessments against abutting properties for street improvement purposes.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 33
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		42,182	63.08%
No		24,684	36.92%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 33 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of Amendment to Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia, by adding thereto the provision that Muscogee County, Georgia, may make and levy special assessments for street improvement purposes against abutting property, as provided in said amendment. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia, by adding thereto the provision that Muscogee County, Georgia, may make and levy special assessments for street improvement purposes against abutting property, as provided in said amendment.

”

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

1950 Measures

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• 1950 legislative sessions

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