Georgia Amendment 10, Compensation for Property Taken for Public Transportation Measure (1978)
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| Topic Eminent domain policy and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing just and adequate compensation for private property taken or damaged for public transportation purposes to be paid once legally determined. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing just and adequate compensation for private property taken or damaged for public transportation purposes to be paid once legally determined. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 10 |
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293,891 | 60.79% | ||
| No | 189,565 | 39.21% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that when private property is taken or damaged for any public transportation purposes by the State and the counties and the municipalities of the State, just and adequate compensation there for may be paid when the same has been finally fixed and determined as provided by law? | ” |
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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