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Georgia Amendment 16, City of Claxton Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941)
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| Topic Bond issues and Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the City of Claxton to issue refunding bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the City of Claxton to issue refunding bonds. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 16 |
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20,126 | 70.10% | ||
| No | 8,583 | 29.90% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 16 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the City of Claxton to issue Refunding Bonds. AGAINST ratification of amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the City of Claxton to issue Refunding Bonds. | ” |
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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