Georgia Amendment 4, Business Considerations at Later Legislative Sessions Amendment (1956)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the General Assembly to consider pending business at a later session. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the General Assembly to consider pending business at a later session. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 4 |
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104,024 | 68.31% | ||
| No | 48,267 | 31.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution, so as to authorize the General Assembly to consider business pending at the adjournment of any regular session at any later regular session of the same General Assembly. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution, so as to authorize the General Assembly to consider business pending at the adjournment of any regular session at any later regular session of the same General Assembly. | ” |
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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