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Georgia Amendment 9, County Taxes for Public Transportation Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Taxes and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1962. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing counties to levy taxes for public transportation. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing counties to levy taxes for public transportation. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 86,809 | 44.95% | ||
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106,294 | 55.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia, authorizing the General Assembly to delegate to counties the right to levy taxes for public transportation, and declaring the same to be an essential governmental function. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia, authorizing the General Assembly to delegate to counties the right to levy taxes for public transportation, and declaring the same to be an essential governmental function. | ” |
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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