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Georgia Referendum 1, Consolidation of Taxes Measure (April 1949)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on April 5, 1949. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the financing of contingent appropriations for public health, education, county aid, rural highways, and welfare services, and allow the General Assembly to levy additional taxes to fund them. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the financing of contingent appropriations for public health, education, county aid, rural highways, and welfare services, and allow the General Assembly to levy additional taxes to fund them. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 77,819 | 25.68% | ||
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225,268 | 74.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | I favor financing the contingent appropriations made by the General Assembly for public health, education, aid to counties, rural highways, public welfare services and for other purposes, and I request that the General Assembly levy such additional taxes as are necessary to provide the funds. I oppose financing the contingent appropriations made by the General Assembly for public health, education, aid to counties, rural highways, public welfare services and for other purposes, and I request that the General Assembly do not levy additional taxes to provide the funds. | ” |
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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