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Georgia Amendment 39, Fulton County School District Bonds Measure (1952)

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Georgia Amendment 39

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Election date

November 4, 1952

Topic
Bond issues and Public education funding
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 39 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported requiring the City of Atlanta to assume and pay a portion of Fulton County School District bonds.

A "no" vote opposed requiring the City of Atlanta to assume and pay a portion of Fulton County School District bonds.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 39

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

61,797 77.84%
No 17,595 22.16%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 39 was as follows:

FOR ratification of the amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, requiring the City of Atlanta, on account of extensions of its corporate limits, to pay a proportionate part of the bonded indebtedness of the Fulton County School District and dealing with related matters.

AGAINST ratification of the amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, requiring the City of Atlanta, on account of extensions of its corporate limits, to pay a proportionate part of the bonded indebtedness of the Fulton County School District and dealing with related matters.


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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