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Georgia Amendment 11, Export Finance Fund Measure (1988)
| Georgia Amendment 11 | |
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| Topic Administration of government and Agriculture policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1988. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to create an Export Finance Fund to support Georgia agricultural exporters with loan guarantees, insurance, and coinsurance. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to create an Export Finance Fund to support Georgia agricultural exporters with loan guarantees, insurance, and coinsurance. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 660,061 | 49.33% | ||
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678,033 | 50.67% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 11 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the creation of an Export Finance Fund from which funds shall be disbursed for a Georgia export finance program to provide loan guarantees, insurance, and coinsurance to support the export of goods, services, and agricultural commodities produced or grown primarily in Georgia by corporations or agricultural enterprises which are domiciled in Georgia? | ” |
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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