Georgia Amendment 28, Fulton County Support for State Institutions Measure (1950)

Georgia Amendment 28
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Revenue allocation
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 7, 1950. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing Fulton County to contribute to the support of state-owned institutions within the county.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing Fulton County to contribute to the support of state-owned institutions within the county.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 28
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		50,635	66.69%
No		25,294	33.31%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 28 was as follows:

“

FOR the ratification of the Amendment to Article VII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution authorizing Fulton County to contribute to the support of State-owned institutions within its limits. AGAINST the ratification of the Amendment to Article VII, Section V, Paragraph I of the Constitution authorizing Fulton County to contribute to the support of State-owned institutions within its limits.

”

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

1950 Measures

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• 1950 legislative sessions

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