Georgia Amendment 7, Abolition of Justice Courts in Richmond County Measure (1932)

Georgia Amendment 7
Election date November 8, 1932
Topic County and municipal governance and State judiciary
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1932. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported abolishing the Justice Courts in Richmond County.

A "no" vote opposed abolishing the Justice Courts in Richmond County.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		91,399	70.30%
No		38,614	29.70%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to Article 6, Section 7, of the Constitution, striking from said Section 7 the last sentence thereof, to-wit: "Providing that nothing contained shall apply to Richmond County." AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article 6, Section 7, of the Constitution, striking from said Section 7 the last sentence thereof, to-wit: "Providing that nothing contained shall apply to Richmond County."

”

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

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• 1932 legislative sessions

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