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Georgia Amendment 18, City of Waycross Indebtedness 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 18 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 Waycross to incur additional indebtedness. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the City of Waycross to incur additional indebtedness. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 18 |
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19,548 | 67.83% | ||
| No | 9,272 | 32.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 18 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, so as to provide for allowing the City of Waycross in Ware County, Georgia, to incur an indebtedness, in addition to and separate from the amounts of debts heretofore allowed. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, so as to provide for allowing the City of Waycross in Ware County, Georgia, to incur an indebtedness, in addition to and separate from the amounts of debts heretofore allowed. | ” |
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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