Georgia Amendment 13, Expanded Local Government Redevelopment Powers Measure (1978)

Georgia Amendment 13
Election date November 7, 1978
Topic County and municipal governance
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to grant additional powers to counties and municipalities to enhance redevelopment programs.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to grant additional powers to counties and municipalities to enhance redevelopment programs.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 13
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		217,028	46.36%
No		251,111	53.64%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 13 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for granting additional powers to counties or municipalities, or both, to allow such political subdivisions to establish and maintain more effective redevelopment programs and to provide for other matters relative thereto?

”

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

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• 1978 legislative sessions

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