Georgia Amendment 2, Legislative Term Limits Measure (1988)

Georgia Amendment 2
Election date November 8, 1988
Topic State legislative term limits
Status Defeated
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 8, 1988. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported increasing the terms of General Assembly members from two to four years.

A "no" vote opposed increasing the terms of General Assembly members from two to four years.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		560,321	37.45%
No		935,782	62.55%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 2 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to change the terms of office of members of the General Assembly from two years to four years beginning with the terms of office of the members of the General Assembly elected at the 1988 state-wide general election?

”

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

1988 Measures

• 1988 Measures
• State legislative term limits on the ballot
• 1988 legislative sessions

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• Georgia ballot measure laws

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