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Georgia Amendment 42, Chatham County School Tax Measure (June 1941)
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| Topic Property taxes and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 42 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Chatham County to levy a school tax. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Chatham County to levy a school tax. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 42 |
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19,839 | 69.41% | ||
| No | 8,745 | 30.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 42 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section IV, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing the levy of taxes in Chatham County for school purposes not exceeding two mills on the dollar, in addition to the total tax of ten mills permitted by said Constitutional provision. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article VIII, Section IV, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing the levy of taxes in Chatham County for school purposes not exceeding two mills on the dollar, in addition to the total tax of ten mills permitted by said Constitutional provision. | ” |
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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