Georgia Amendment 8, Municipal Debt Limits Measure (1974)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1974. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limiting the debt of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision to no more than 10% of the assessed value of all taxable property within it. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting the debt of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision to no more than 10% of the assessed value of all taxable property within it. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 8 |
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357,664 | 63.07% | ||
| No | 209,436 | 36.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the debt incurred by any county, municipal corporation or political subdivision shall never exceed ten (10) per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein? | ” |
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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