Georgia Amendment 61, Baker County 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 |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 61 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Baker County to issue bonds to fund unpaid debt. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Baker County to issue bonds to fund unpaid debt. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 61 |
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19,428 | 70.30% | ||
| No | 8,207 | 29.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 61 was as follows:
| “ | For ratification of an amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, so as to authorize Baker County to issue bonds for the retirement of indebtedness due and unpaid as of January 1, 1942. Against ratification of an amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, so as to authorize Baker County to issue bonds for the retirement of indebtedness due and unpaid as of January 1, 1942. | ” |
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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