Georgia Amendment 18, DeKalb County Street Improvements Measure (1950)
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| Topic Highways and bridges and Local government organization |
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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 November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to allow DeKalb County to make street improvements in subdivisions and assess costs with approval from owners of 51% of the affected property. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to allow DeKalb County to make street improvements in subdivisions and assess costs with approval from owners of 51% of the affected property. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 18 |
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50,423 | 62.23% | ||
| No | 30,609 | 37.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 18 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution authorizing the General Assembly to permit the governing authority of DeKalb County to make street improvements in subdivision and assess the cost with approval of the owners of 51% of the property affected. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article VII, Section IV, Paragraph II of the Constitution authorizing the General Assembly to permit the governing authority of DeKalb County to make street improvements in subdivision and assess the cost with approval of the owners of 51% of the property affected. | ” |
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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