Georgia Amendment 13, Chatham County School Bonds Measure (1950)
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| Topic Bond issues and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Chatham County to issue bonds for building and equipping schools. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Chatham County to issue bonds for building and equipping schools. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 13 |
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58,398 | 71.72% | ||
| No | 23,023 | 28.28% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 13 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Article VII, Section VII of the Constitution of Georgia, authorizing the County of Chatham to issue bonds for building and equipping school houses and appurtenances thereto and purchasing sites therefor in Chatham County, Georgia. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article VII, Section VII of the Constitution of Georgia, authorizing the County of Chatham to issue bonds for building and equipping school houses and appurtenances thereto and purchasing sites therefor in Chatham County, 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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