Georgia Amendment 27, Municipal Water and Sewer Systems Measure (1978)
| Georgia Amendment 27 | |
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Water |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 27 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 establish a unified municipal/county water and sewer system between counties with populations of 600,000 or more and the largest municipality within them. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to establish a unified municipal/county water and sewer system between counties with populations of 600,000 or more and the largest municipality within them. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 27 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 181,225 | 43.03% | ||
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239,910 | 56.97% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 27 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to create a unified municipal/county water and sewer system between any county having a population of 600,000 or more according to the United States Decennial Census of 1970 or any future such census, and the largest municipality lying wholly or partially 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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