Georgia Amendment 34, Muscogee County Street Improvement Bonds Measure (1950)

Georgia Amendment 34
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Bond issues and Highways and bridges
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 34 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing Muscogee County to issue street improvement bonds without the majority approval of voters.

A "no" vote opposed allowing Muscogee County to issue street improvement bonds without the majority approval of voters.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 34
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		39,481	58.03%
No		28,555	41.97%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 34 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of Amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia by adding thereto the provision that Muscogee County may issue and sell "street improvement bonds" without the assent of a majority of the qualified voters of said County at an election called thereon, but upon a majority vote of the members of the governing body of said county, and with the limitations therein set forth. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I, of the Constitution of Georgia by adding thereto the provision that Muscogee County may issue and sell "street improvement bonds" without the assent of a majority of the qualified voters of said County at an election called thereon, but upon a majority vote of the members of the governing body of said county, and with the limitations therein set forth.

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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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• Bond issues on the ballot
• Highways and bridges on the ballot
• 1950 legislative sessions

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