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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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In Georgia's November general election, the county unit constitutional amendment will top the ballot among eight state-wide amendments, followed by the gas tax amendment for road building. Both are key initiatives of Governor Herman Talmadge, who defended the county unit system in a recent speech.
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The county unit amendment to the Georgia Constitution will get the top spot on the general elections ballot to be presented the voters in November.
It will top the list of amendments - eight of them state-wide - to be voted on. The No. 2 spot will be held by the gas tax amendment which would specify that gas and fuel oil tax go to road building.
Both amendments are prime work of Governor Herman Talmadge.
In a recent speech, Governor Talmadge defended the county unit system by branding as a fallacy the argument that a vote in one county is worth less than a vote in another under the system.
"The whole fabric of our form of government is woven on the lo-
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The county unit amendment to the Georgia Constitution will be the top item on the general election ballot in November, topping a list of eight state-wide amendments. The gas tax amendment, specifying that gas and fuel oil taxes go to road building, will be second. Both are prime works of Governor Herman Talmadge, who recently defended the county unit system in a speech, calling the argument that votes in counties are unequal a fallacy. The speech quote is cut off: "The whole fabric of our form of government is woven on the lo-".