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Georgia Amendment 14, Glynn County Public Improvement Authority Amendment (1970)
| Georgia Amendment 14 | |
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| Topic Administration of government and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating the Glynn County Public Improvement Authority and authorizing it to issue bonds and manage related processes. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the Glynn County Public Improvement Authority and authorizing it to issue bonds and manage related processes. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 14 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 196,542 | 37.60% | ||
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326,226 | 62.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 14 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to create the Glynn County Public Improvement Authority and to provide for powers, authority, limitations, funds, purposes, and procedures connected therewith and to authorize the Authority to issue its bonds and to provide the method and manner of such issuance and validation and the effect thereof? | ” |
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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