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Georgia Amendment 23, Summerville School District Bonds Measure (August 1943)
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| Topic Bond issues and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 23 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 3, 1943. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Chattooga County's school authority to issue up to $35,000 in bonds to replace a high school building in the Summerville district that was destroyed by fire. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Chattooga County's school authority to issue up to $35,000 in bonds to replace a high school building in the Summerville district that was destroyed by fire. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 23 |
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42,936 | 82.05% | ||
| No | 9,393 | 17.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 23 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing the proper school authority in Chattooga County to issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $35,000.00, to replace a high school building in the Summerville school district destroyed by fire. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing the proper school authority in Chattooga County to issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $35,000.00, to replace a high school building in the Summerville school district destroyed by fire. | ” |
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.
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