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Georgia Amendment 26, Mitchell County Board of Education Loans Measure (June 1941)
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 26 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Mitchell County Board of Education to make loans. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Mitchell County Board of Education to make loans. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 26 |
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20,108 | 70.31% | ||
| No | 8,490 | 29.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 26 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the Board of Education of Mitchell County to make temporary loans. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the Board of Education of Mitchell County to make temporary loans. | ” |
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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