Georgia Amendment 21, City of Atlanta and Fulton County School District Bonds (1950)
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| Topic Bond issues and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 21 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring the City of Atlanta to assume and pay a portion of Fulton County School District bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring the City of Atlanta to assume and pay a portion of Fulton County School District bonds. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 21 |
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58,316 | 67.75% | ||
| No | 27,755 | 32.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 21 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of the Amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, 1945, requiring the City of Atlanta to assume and pay a proportionate part of the Fulton County School District Bonds upon extension of the corporate limits. AGAINST ratification of the Amendment to Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, 1945, requiring the City of Atlanta to assume and pay a proportionate part of the Fulton County School District Bonds upon extension of the corporate 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
Footnotes
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