Georgia 1956 ballot measures

1958 →

← 1954

Twelve statewide ballot measures were on the November 6, 1956 ballot in Georgia.

• All twelve of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Eleven of the measures were approved.
• One of the measures was defeated.

On the ballot

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Confers jurisdiction on the supreme court to review all final judgments of juvenile courts	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Con Language	Changes the method of amending the constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Authorizes the general assembly to create traffic courts	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Legislature	Authorizes the general assembly to consider business pending at the adjournment of regular legislative sessions at any later regular session	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gov't Salaries	Changes language in the constitution in relation to legislative salaries	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Provides that justices emeritus of superior courts be eligible to preside over their courts	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Term Limits	Fixes terms of office of the judges of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Resources	Authorizes the governor to pay $250,000 to the first corporation to bring the first commercial oil well to the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 17	Education	Provides for the merger of the school system of the city of Canton and the school system of Cherokee County	a
LRCA	Amendment 19	Education	Merges the school system of the city of Cordele and the school district of Crisp County	a
LRCA	Amendment 50	Taxes	Consolidates the board of tax assessors for real and personal property for the City Council of Augusta and Richmond County	a
LRCA	Amendment 57	Education	Provides that all of Walton County belong to one school district under one board of education	d

See also

• List of Georgia ballot measures
• 1956 ballot measures

External links

• The Georgia Official and Statistical Register