Georgia Amendment 6, Floyd County Sewage Tax Measure (August 1945)
| Georgia Amendment 6 | |
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| Topic Sewage and stormwater and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 7, 1945. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Floyd County to levy taxes to construct and maintain a sewer and water system. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Floyd County to levy taxes to construct and maintain a sewer and water system. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 6 |
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34,770 | 66.30% | ||
| No | 17,673 | 33.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Article 11, Section 1, of the Constitution of Georgia, authorizing Floyd County to establish sewerage, and/or water, and to levy taxes to pay therefor, and to charge for connections thereto, which shall be uniform. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article 11, Section 1, of the Constitution of Georgia, authorizing Floyd County to establish sewerage, and/or water, and to levy taxes to pay therefor, and to charge for connections thereto, which shall be uniform. | ” |
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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