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Georgia Amendment 12, Juvenile Court Case Venues Measure (1980)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing that the venue of juvenile court cases may be determined by the Juvenile Court Code of Georgia. |
A "no" vote opposed providing that the venue of juvenile court cases may be determined by the Juvenile Court Code of Georgia. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 12 |
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680,864 | 68.62% | ||
| No | 311,322 | 31.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 12 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the venue of juvenile court cases may be determined by reference to the Juvenile Court Code of Georgia? | ” |
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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