Georgia Amendment 45, Savannah District Authority Measure (1952)

Georgia Amendment 45
Election date November 4, 1952
Topic Administrative organization and Local government organization
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 45 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing the Savannah District Authority.

A "no" vote opposed establishing the Savannah District Authority.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 45
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		45,424	71.64%
No		17,978	28.36%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 45 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to Article 5 of the Constitution of Georgia creating the "Savannah District Authority." AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 5 of the Constitution of Georgia creating the "Savannah District Authority."

”

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

1952 Measures

• 1952 Measures
• Local government organization on the ballot
• Administrative organization on the ballot
• 1952 legislative sessions

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• Georgia ballot measure laws

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