Georgia Amendment 33, Town of Bowdon Bonds Measure (June 1939)

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Georgia Amendment 33

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Election date

June 6, 1939

Topic
Bond issues and Local government finance and taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 33 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 6, 1939. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the Town of Bowdon to issue refunding bonds.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the Town of Bowdon to issue refunding bonds.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 33

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

16,517 61.81%
No 10,204 38.19%
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 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the Town of Bowdon to issue refunding bonds.

Against ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the Town of Bowdon to issue refunding bonds.


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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