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| Georgia Amendment 33 | |
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| Topic Local government finance and taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Georgia Amendment 33 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on June 3, 1941. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Bibb County to make temporary loans. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Bibb County to make temporary loans. |
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Georgia Amendment 33 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 19,984 | 70.59% | |||
| No | 8,327 | 29.41% | ||
The ballot title for Amendment 33 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing Bibb County to make temporary loans. AGAINST ratification of amendment of Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution, authorizing Bibb County to make temporary loans. | ” |
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.