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Georgia Amendment 52, DeKalb County Sewer and Water Measure (June 1941)

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Georgia Amendment 52

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Election date

June 3, 1941

Topic
Local government organization and Water
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 52 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing DeKalb County to establish prevention systems related to sewer, water and fire prevention, and parks and hospitals.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing DeKalb County to establish prevention systems related to sewer, water and fire prevention, and parks and hospitals.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 52

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

21,675 73.52%
No 7,807 26.48%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 52 was as follows:

FOR ratification of amendment to Article 11, Section 1, of the Constitution of Georgia, authorizing DeKalb County to establish sewerage, water and-or fire prevention systems, and parks and hospitals.

AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 11, Section 1, of the Constitution of Georgia, authorizing DeKalb County to establish sewerage, water and-or fire prevention systems, and parks and hospitals.


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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