Georgia Amendment 6, City of Moultrie Zoning Laws Measure (1936)

Georgia Amendment 6
Election date November 3, 1936
Topic Land use and development policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1936. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the City of Moultrie to pass zoning laws.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the City of Moultrie to pass zoning laws.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		100,242	61.60%
No		62,487	38.40%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to Paragraph 25, Section 7, of Article 3 of the constitution of the state of Georgia, authorizing the city of Moultrie to pass and enforce zoning laws. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Paragraph 25, Section 7, of Article 3 of the constitution of the state of Georgia, authorizing the city of Moultrie to pass and enforce zoning laws.

”

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

1936 Measures

• 1936 Measures
• Land use and development policy on the ballot
• 1936 legislative sessions

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