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Georgia Local Government Loan Payments Amendment (2024)

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Georgia Local Government Loan Payments Amendment
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Election date
November 5, 2024
Topic
State and local government budgets, spending and finance
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

The Georgia Local Government Loan Payments Amendment was not on the ballot in Georgia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.[1]

This amendment would have changed the date that loans incurred by local governments (such as counties and municipalities) must be paid in full by from the end of the calendar year to 12 months after the loan is initially funded.[1]

Text of the measure

Full text

The full text of the amendment is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution

To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote vote is required in both the Georgia State Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives.

On February 13, 2024, the state House approved House Resolution 804 proposing this amendment by a vote of 161-0, with 17 members excused or not voting.[1]

The measure was not passed before the legislature adjourned its 2024 session.

Vote in the Georgia House of Representatives
February 13, 2024
Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 120  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total161017
Total percent90.45%0.00%9.55%
Democrat65014
Republican9603

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