Georgia Amendment 2, Duration of Legislative Sessions Measure (1954)

Georgia Amendment 2
Election date November 2, 1954
Topic Administration of government and State legislative processes and sessions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1954. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported limiting the time of the annual sessions of the General Assembly to 40 days.

A "no" vote opposed limiting the time of the annual sessions of the General Assembly to 40 days.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		144,787	73.11%
No		53,245	26.89%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

FOR Amendment to Article III, Section IV, Paragraphs I and III of the Constitution so as to provide for annual sessions of the General Assembly not to exceed forty (40) days. AGAINST Amendment to Article III, Section IV, Paragraphs I and III of the Constitution so as to provide for annual sessions of the General Assembly not to exceed forty (40) days.

”

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

1954 Measures

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• State legislative processes and sessions on the ballot
• 1954 legislative sessions

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