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Georgia Amendment 32, Fulton County Assumption of School Bonds Measure (June 1939)
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| Topic Bond issues and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 32 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 6, 1939. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the Fulton County Board of Education to assume the school bonds of East Point and College Park. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the Fulton County Board of Education to assume the school bonds of East Point and College Park. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 32 |
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17,039 | 62.51% | ||
| No | 10,218 | 37.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 32 was as follows:
| “ | For amendment of article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the Constitution to require the Fulton County Board of Education to assume the school bonds of the City of East Point and of the City of College Park, whose schools have been taken over by the Fulton County Board of Education. Against amendment of article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the Constitution to require the Fulton County Board of Education to assume the school bonds of the City of East Point and of the City of College Park, whose schools have been taken over by the Fulton County Board of Education. | ” |
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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