Georgia Amendment 1, Judicial Salaries Increase Measure (1950)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 7, 1950. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the increase of the salaries of Supreme Court Justices and Judges of the Court of Appeals and Superior Courts. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the increase of the salaries of Supreme Court Justices and Judges of the Court of Appeals and Superior Courts. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 95,138 | 44.00% | ||
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121,064 | 56.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 1 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of the Amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 12, Article VI, of the Constitution, providing for an increase in salaries paid out of the State treasury to Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Courts of Appeals and the Superior Courts. AGAINST ratification of the Amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 12, Article VI, of the Constitution, providing for an increase in salaries paid out of the State treasury to Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Courts of Appeals and the Superior Courts. | ” |
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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