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Georgia Amendment 67, Catoosa County Bonds Measure (June 1941)

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Georgia Amendment 67

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Election date

June 3, 1941

Topic
Bond issues and Local government finance and taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 67 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing Catoosa County to issue funding bonds.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing Catoosa County to issue funding bonds.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 67

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

19,505 70.71%
No 8,080 29.29%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 67 was as follows:

FOR ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, as to authorize Catoosa County to issue Funding Bonds, and thereafter to operate on a cash basis, and for other purposes.

AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, as to authorize Catoosa County to issue Funding Bonds, and thereafter to operate on a cash basis, and for other purposes.


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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