Georgia Amendment 70, Bibb County Defense Debt Measure (June 1941)
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| Topic Defense-related funding and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 70 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Bibb County to issue debt certificates for defense purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Bibb County to issue debt certificates for defense purposes. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 70 |
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19,869 | 69.60% | ||
| No | 8,678 | 30.40% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 70 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing Bibb County to issue notes or debt certificates for defense purposes. AGAINST ratification of amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing Bibb County to issue notes or debt certificates for defense 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.
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