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Georgia Amendment 22, Chatham County Road Bonds Measure (1952)
| Georgia Amendment 22 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Highways and bridges |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Chatham County to issue bonds for the construction of a road to Savannah Beach on Tybee Island. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Chatham County to issue bonds for the construction of a road to Savannah Beach on Tybee Island. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 22 |
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51,878 | 71.01% | ||
| No | 21,176 | 28.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 22 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the County of Chatham to issue serial bonds for the purpose of the establishment and the construction of an additional new road to Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the County of Chatham to issue serial bonds for the purpose of the establishment and the construction of an additional new road to Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia. | ” |
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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