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Georgia Amendment 9, Public Service Commission Measure (August 1943)
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| Topic Administrative powers and rulemaking and Utility policy |
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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 August 3, 1943. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing the Public Service Commission as Constitutional Officers. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing the Public Service Commission as Constitutional Officers. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 9 |
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45,693 | 77.78% | ||
| No | 13,053 | 22.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Article 4, Section 2, of the Constitution, by adding a new Paragraph, to be designated Paragraph 8, so as to provide for Public Service Commissioners as Constitutional Officers. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article 4, Section 2, of the Constitution, by adding a new Paragraph, to be designated Paragraph 8, so as to provide for Public Service Commissioners as Constitutional Officers. | ” |
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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