Georgia Amendment 51, Walker 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 51 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Walker County to issue funding bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Walker County to issue funding bonds. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 51 |
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19,676 | 70.67% | ||
| No | 8,168 | 29.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 51 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing Walker County to issue Funding Bonds to refund its outstanding warrant indebtedness. AGAINST ratification of amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing Walker County to issue Funding Bonds to refund its outstanding warrant indebtedness. | ” |
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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