Georgia Amendment 1, Motor Fuel Tax for Highway Construction and Maintenance Amendment (1960)
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| Topic Taxes and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1960. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for the appropriation of motor fuel taxes for highway construction, maintenance, and infrastructure improvement across the state. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for the appropriation of motor fuel taxes for highway construction, maintenance, and infrastructure improvement across the state. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1 |
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282,773 | 67.88% | ||
| No | 133,810 | 32.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the appropriation of motor fuel taxes for highway construction and maintenance purposes in order to provide an adequate system of through highways, rural and post roads, and bridges in this State. AGAINST ratification of an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the appropriation of motor fuel taxes for highway construction and maintenance purposes in order to provide an adequate system of through highways, rural and post roads, and bridges in this State. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
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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