Georgia Amendment 10, Default Judgment in Tort Actions Measure (1980)
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| Topic Civil trials and Tort law |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing courts to issue default judgments in tort cases without a jury. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing courts to issue default judgments in tort cases without a jury. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 10 |
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536,052 | 54.01% | ||
| No | 456,485 | 45.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 10 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to permit the court, without a jury, to render default judgments in tort actions? | ” |
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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