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Georgia Amendment 8, Payment for Commercial Oil Well Amendment (1956)
| Georgia Amendment 8 | |
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| Topic Fossil fuel energy and State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the governor to pay $250,000 to the first person or entity bringing in the first commercial oil well in the state. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the governor to pay $250,000 to the first person or entity bringing in the first commercial oil well in the state. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 8 |
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90,178 | 58.46% | ||
| No | 64,067 | 41.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the Governor to pay the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) to the first person, firm, corporation, or combination thereof, in bringing in the first commercial oil well in this State. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Constitution so as to authorize the Governor to pay the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) to the first person, firm, corporation, or combination thereof, in bringing in the first commercial oil well in this State. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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