Georgia Amendment 1, Establish Peach County Measure (1924)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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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 November 4, 1924. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating a new county named Peach County. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a new county named Peach County. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1 |
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77,952 | 71.41% | ||
| No | 31,211 | 28.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | For the Amendment to the Constitution creating the new County of Peach. Against the Amendment to the Constitution creating the new County of Peach. | ” |
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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