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Georgia Amendment 58, Effingham County Retirement Bond Measure (June 1941)
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| Topic Bond issues and Public employee retirement funds |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 58 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Effingham County to issue retirement bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Effingham County to issue retirement bonds. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 58 |
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19,299 | 70.25% | ||
| No | 8,173 | 29.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 58 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the County of Effingham to issue bonds for retirement of indebtedness due and unpaid as of November 1, 1941. AGAINST ratification of amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the County of Effingham to issue bonds for retirement of indebtedness due and unpaid as of November 1, 1941. | ” |
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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