Georgia Amendment 10, Chatham County Industrial Areas Measure (1950)

Georgia Amendment 10
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Local government organization
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the creation of industrial areas in Chatham County adjacent to the City of Savannah.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the creation of industrial areas in Chatham County adjacent to the City of Savannah.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 10
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		55,283	68.49%
No		25,430	31.51%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of Amendment to Article 7, Section 1, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of Georgia, authorizing the creation of industrial areas adjacent to the City of Savannah in Chatham County. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article 7, Section 1, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of Georgia, authorizing the creation of industrial areas adjacent to the City of Savannah in Chatham 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

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• 1950 legislative sessions

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