Georgia Amendment 6, Voter Approval of Road Construction Authorities Measure (1986)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring voter approval through a referendum for the creation or amendment of any municipal or county authority responsible for constructing, improving, or maintaining roads or streets. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring voter approval through a referendum for the creation or amendment of any municipal or county authority responsible for constructing, improving, or maintaining roads or streets. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 6 |
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538,152 | 66.74% | ||
| No | 268,179 | 33.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that no municipal or county authority which is authorized to construct, improve, or maintain any road or street on behalf of, pursuant to a contract with, or through the use of taxes or other revenues of a county or municipal corporation shall be created by any local Act or pursuant to any general Act nor shall any law specifically relating to any such authority be amended unless the creation of such authority or the amendment of such law is conditioned upon the approval of a majority of the qualified voters of the county or municipal corporation affected voting in a referendum thereon? | ” |
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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