Georgia Amendment 4, Bibb County Retirement Fund Measure (August 1945)
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 7, 1945. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Legislature to pass laws allowing Bibb County to establish a retirement fund and system of retirement pay for its county employees. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Legislature to pass laws allowing Bibb County to establish a retirement fund and system of retirement pay for its county employees. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 4 |
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33,947 | 64.48% | ||
| No | 18,697 | 35.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Paragraph 2, of Section 6, of Article 7, of the Constitution of 1877 and however and whenever said section may appear in revisions of said Constitution, authorizing the Legislature to enact laws authorizing the County of Bibb to create a retirement fund and system of retirement pay for County employees of said county. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Paragraph 2, of Section 6, of Article 7, of the Constitution of 1877 and however and whenever said section may appear in revisions of said Constitution, authorizing the Legislature to enact laws authorizing the County of Bibb to create a retirement fund and system of retirement pay for County employees of said county. | ” |
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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