Georgia Amendment 28, City of Savannah Land Bonds Measure (June 1939)
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| Topic Bond issues and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 28 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 6, 1939. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the City of Savannah to purchase land bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the City of Savannah to purchase land bonds. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 28 |
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16,727 | 61.69% | ||
| No | 10,387 | 38.31% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 28 was as follows:
| “ | For ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue land purchase bonds. Against ratification of amendment to article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue land purchase 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
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