Georgia Amendment 4, City Zoning Laws Measure (1928)

Georgia Amendment 4
Election date November 6, 1928
Topic Land use and development policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1928. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing certain cities with a population of 25,000 inhabitants or more to pass zoning and planning laws.

A "no" vote opposed allowing certain cities with a population of 25,000 inhabitants or more to pass zoning and planning laws.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		54,438	83.94%
No		10,417	16.06%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:

“

For ratification of amendment to article 3, section 7, by adding paragraph 25 authorizing the legislature to grant to the governing authorities of Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, Augusta, Columbus, LaGrange, Brunswick, Waycross, Albany, Athens, Rome, Darien, Dublin, Decatur, Valdosta, Newman, Thomaston and East Thomaston, and cities having a population of $25,000 or more inhabitants according to the United States census of 1920 or any future census, to pass zoning and planning laws. Against ratification of amendment to article 3, section 7, by adding paragraph 25 authorizing the legislature to grant to the governing authorities of Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, Augusta, Columbus, LaGrange, Brunswick, Waycross, Albany, Athens, Rome, Darien, Dublin, Decatur, Valdosta, Newman, Thomaston and East Thomaston, and cities having a population of $25,000 or more inhabitants according to the United States census of 1920 or any future census, to pass zoning and planning laws.

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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.

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