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Georgia Amendment 6, Heavy Equipment and Motor Vehicles Regulation Amendment (1992)

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Georgia Amendment 6

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Election date

November 3, 1992

Topic
Business regulations
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1992. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly authority to regulate tractor, farm equipment, and vehicle manufacturers to prevent unfair practices, competition, and frauds.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly authority to regulate tractor, farm equipment, and vehicle manufacturers to prevent unfair practices, competition, and frauds.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 6

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

1,165,119 60.29%
No 767,367 39.71%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to regulate tractor, farm equipment, heavy equipment, and new motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and their representatives doing business in Georgia, including agreements among such parties, in order to prevent frauds, unfair business practices, unfair methods of competition, impositions, and other abuses upon its citizens?

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


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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