Georgia Amendment 19, Ware County School District Bonds Measure (1938)
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| Topic Bond issues and Public education funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 19 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1938. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the Ware County Pineview Jamestown School District to issue refunding bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the Ware County Pineview Jamestown School District to issue refunding bonds. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 19 |
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21,992 | 81.87% | ||
| No | 4,869 | 18.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 19 was as follows:
| “ | For ratification of amendment of article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the Pineview-Jamestown Consolidated School District of Ware County to issue refunding bonds. Against ratification of amendment of article 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the Constitution authorizing the Pineview-Jamestown Consolidated School District of Ware County to issue refunding bonds. | ” |
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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