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Georgia Amendment 68, State Advertisement Measure (June 1941)
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 68 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the State to advertise and promote its agricultural, industrial, historic, recreational, and natural resources. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the State to advertise and promote its agricultural, industrial, historic, recreational, and natural resources. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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28,610 | 73.74% | ||
| No | 10,191 | 26.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 68 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 1, Article 7, of the Constitution by providing for advertising and promoting the agricultural, industrial, historic, recreational and natural resources, facilities and assets of the State. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 1, Article 7, of the Constitution by providing for advertising and promoting the agricultural, industrial, historic, recreational and natural resources, facilities and assets of the State. | ” |
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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