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Georgia Amendment 56, Sparks-Adel Consolidated School District Bonds Measure (June 1941)
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| Topic Bond issues and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 56 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 Sparks-Adel Consolidated School District to issue refunding bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Sparks-Adel Consolidated School District to issue refunding bonds. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 56 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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20,122 | 70.93% | ||
| No | 8,245 | 29.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 56 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of the amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia by providing for the issuance of refunding bonds by the Sparks-Adel Consolidated School District of Cook County. AGAINST ratification of the amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia by providing for the issuance of refunding bonds by the Sparks-Adel Consolidated School District of Cook County. | ” |
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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