Georgia Amendment 4, Toombs County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941)
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| Topic Bond issues and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Toombs County to issue funding bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Toombs County to issue funding bonds. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 4 |
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21,159 | 69.64% | ||
| No | 9,226 | 30.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, so as to authorize Toombs County to issue Funding Bonds, and thereafter operate on a cash basis, and for other purposes. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, so as to authorize Toombs County to issue Funding Bonds, and thereafter operate on a cash basis, and for other purposes. | ” |
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
Footnotes
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