Georgia Amendment 28, East Point Business and Industrial Development Authority Measure (1976)

Georgia Amendment 28
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic County and municipal governance and Public economic investment policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 28 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing the East Point Business and Industrial Development Authority, defining its powers, bond issuance process, and ability to contract with government entities, and authorizing the City of East Point to establish special taxing districts and allocate tax funds to the Authority.

A "no" vote opposed establishing the East Point Business and Industrial Development Authority, defining its powers, bond issuance process, and ability to contract with government entities, and authorizing the City of East Point to establish special taxing districts and allocate tax funds to the Authority.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 28
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		448,343	55.33%
No		361,992	44.67%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 28 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to create the East Point Business and Industrial Development Authority and to provide for the powers, authority and duties of such Authority, and to authorize the Authority to issue its revenue bonds and to provide for the method and manner of such issuance and for the validation thereof, and to authorize the Authority to contract with the City of East Point and with the State of Georgia and any departments, institutions, agencies, municipalities, counties or political subdivisions of the State of Georgia, public corporations and others and to authorize the City of East Point to contract with the Authority and to authorize the City of East Point to create special taxing districts and to levy taxes in said special taxing districts and to expend tax monies derived from said special taxing districts and to authorize the City of East Point to levy taxes and expend tax monies of the City and to make payment thereof to the Authority upon such terms as may be provided in any contract entered into by and between the Authority and the City of East Point?

”

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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