Georgia Amendment 17, City of Macon Revenue Certificates for Hospital Funding Measure (1952)

Georgia Amendment 17
Election date November 4, 1952
Topic Local government finance and taxes and Revenue allocation
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 17 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the City of Macon to issue revenue anticipation certificates to fund improvements and additions to hospital facilities.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the City of Macon to issue revenue anticipation certificates to fund improvements and additions to hospital facilities.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 17
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		53,845	75.43%
No		17,540	24.57%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 17 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of an amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph V of the Constitution authorizing the City of Macon to issue revenue anticipation certificates for the purpose of providing funds for making improvements, additions and betterments to its existing hospital facilities and to secure the payment of such certificates  by pledging revenues derived from the operation of the hospital facilities and from water receipts. AGAINST ratification of an amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph V of the Constitution authorizing the City of Macon to issue revenue anticipation certificates for the purpose of providing funds for making improvements, additions and betterments to its existing hospital facilities and to secure the payment of such certificates  by pledging revenues derived from the operation of the hospital facilities and from water receipts.

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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

1952 Measures

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• Revenue allocation on the ballot
• 1952 legislative sessions

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