Georgia Amendment 4, Office and Court of Ordinary Measure (1974)

Georgia Amendment 4
Election date November 5, 1974
Topic Administration of government and State judiciary
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 5, 1974. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported changing the name of the Office of Ordinary and the Court of Ordinary to the Judge of the Probate Court and Probate Court.

A "no" vote opposed changing the name of the Office of Ordinary and the Court of Ordinary to the Judge of the Probate Court and Probate Court.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		369,955	63.18%
No		215,608	36.82%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 4 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to change the name and designation of the office of the Ordinary and the Court of Ordinary to Judge of the Probate Court and Probate Court, respectively?

”

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

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• 1974 legislative sessions

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