Georgia Amendment 6, Voter Approval of Road Construction Authorities Measure (1986)

Georgia Amendment 6
Election date November 4, 1986
Topic Ballot measure process and Highways and bridges
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 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

Georgia Amendment 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		538,152	66.74%
No		268,179	33.26%

Results are officially certified.

Source

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

1986 Measures

• 1986 Measures
• Ballot measure process on the ballot
• Highways and bridges on the ballot
• 1986 legislative sessions

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