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Georgia Amendment 23, City of Savannah Street Bonds Measure (1952)
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| Topic Bond issues and Non-motorized transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 23 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 Savannah to issue bonds for sidewalk repair and maintenance. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the City of Savannah to issue bonds for sidewalk repair and maintenance. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 23 |
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54,297 | 72.29% | ||
| No | 20,812 | 27.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 23 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue serial bonds to laying out grading, paving, repaving, resurfacing and repairing streets and sidewalks within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution authorizing the City of Savannah to issue serial bonds to laying out grading, paving, repaving, resurfacing and repairing streets and sidewalks within the corporate limits of the City of Savannah. | ” |
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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