Georgia Amendment 18, Election of Judges Amendment (1966)
| Georgia Amendment 18 | |
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| Topic State judicial selection |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 18 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing that superior court judges be elected only by the electors residing in the judge's circuit of service. |
A "no" vote opposed providing that superior court judges be elected only by the electors residing in the judge's circuit of service. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 18 |
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351,820 | 75.77% | ||
| No | 112,482 | 24.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 18 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that superior court judges shall be elected only by the electors residing in the circuit in which the superior court judge is to serve? | ” |
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
Footnotes
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