Georgia Amendment 7, Additional Court Penalties Measure (1988)
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| Topic Criminal sentencing and Prison and jail funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to impose additional penalties or fees on criminal and traffic law offenders to fund the construction, operation, and staffing of county jails and detention facilities. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to impose additional penalties or fees on criminal and traffic law offenders to fund the construction, operation, and staffing of county jails and detention facilities. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 7 |
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711,506 | 52.17% | ||
| No | 652,329 | 47.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for additional penalties or fees in any case in any court in this state in which a person is adjudged guilty of an offense against the criminal or traffic laws of this state or an ordinance of a political subdivision of this state and for the allocation of such additional penalties or fees for the construction, operation, and staffing of jails, correctional institutions, and detention facilities by counties? | ” |
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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