Georgia Amendment 1, Judicial Qualifications Commission Amendment (1972)

Georgia Amendment 1
Election date November 7, 1972
Topic State judiciary oversight
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1972. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported creating a Judicial Qualifications Commission to handle the removal, discipline, and involuntary retirement of justices and judges in the state.

A "no" vote opposed creating a Judicial Qualifications Commission to handle the removal, discipline, and involuntary retirement of justices and judges in the state.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		597,670	79.41%
No		154,961	20.59%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to create a Judicial Qualifications Commission and provide for the removal, discipline, or involuntary retirement of justices and judges of courts of this State?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

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

1972 Measures

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• State judiciary oversight on the ballot
• 1972 legislative sessions

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