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Georgia Amendment 13, Justice of the Peace Jurisdiction Measure (1968)
| Georgia Amendment 13 | |
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| Topic Civil trials and State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the change of jurisdiction of justices of the peace in civil cases. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the change of jurisdiction of justices of the peace in civil cases. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 13 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 302,287 | 43.59% | ||
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391,192 | 56.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 13 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to change the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in civil cases? | ” |
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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