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Georgia Amendment 4, Loans for Waste and Recycling Facilities Amendment (1992)
| Georgia Amendment 4 | |
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Pollution, waste, and recycling policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1992. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing state loans for solid waste facilities, enabling general obligation and revenue debt for such purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing state loans for solid waste facilities, enabling general obligation and revenue debt for such purposes. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 4 |
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1,039,566 | 54.08% | ||
| No | 882,633 | 45.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for state loans to local government entities for regional or multijurisdictional solid waste recycling or solid waste facilities and systems; to provide that the state may incur general obligation debt to make such loans; to provide that the state may incur guaranteed revenue debt for such facilities or systems; to provide for the investment and application of the proceeds of such debt and of the earnings on its investment; and to provide for intergovernmental contracts not exceeding 50 years for loan agreements for such purposes? | ” |
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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