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Georgia Amendment 10, County and Municipal Amendments Measure (1952)
| Georgia Amendment 10 | |
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| Topic Administrative powers and rulemaking and Constitutional wording changes |
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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 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring the submission of amendments to the constitution that affect only a county or municipality. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring the submission of amendments to the constitution that affect only a county or municipality. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 10 |
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327,680 | 84.71% | ||
| No | 59,165 | 15.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article 13, Section 1, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution providing for the submission of amendments to the Constitution that affect only a county or counties, municipality or municipalities. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 13, Section 1, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution providing for the submission of amendments to the Constitution that affect only a county or counties, municipality or municipalities. | ” |
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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