Georgia Amendment 8, McIntosh County Education Bonds Measure (1926)

Georgia Amendment 8
Election date November 2, 1926
Topic Bond issues and Public education funding
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1926. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing McIntosh County to increase its bonded indebtedness for educational purposes.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing McIntosh County to increase its bonded indebtedness for educational purposes.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		27,854	84.26%
No		5,203	15.74%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:

“

For ratification of amendment to Article Seven, Section Seven, Paragraph One, of the Constitution, authorizing the County of McIntosh to increase its bonded indebtedness for educational purposes. Against ratification of amendment to Article Seven, Section Seven, Paragraph One, of the Constitution, authorizing the County of McIntosh to increase its bonded indebtedness for educational 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.

See also

1926 Measures

• 1926 Measures
• Public education funding on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 1926 legislative sessions

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• Georgia ballot measure laws

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