Georgia Amendment 5, Disposition of Supreme Court Cases Measure (1936)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 3, 1936. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the Supreme Court to dispose cases with delayed filings due to the illness or death of a trial court clerk. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the Supreme Court to dispose cases with delayed filings due to the illness or death of a trial court clerk. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 5 |
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95,591 | 56.00% | ||
| No | 75,114 | 44.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of the amendment to Article VI, Section II, Paragraph VI of the constitution, providing for the disposition of cases in the Supreme Court where the filing is delayed by reason of the illness of death of the clerk of the trial court. AGAINST ratification of the amendment to Article VI, Section II, Paragraph VI of the constitution, providing for the disposition of cases in the Supreme Court where the filing is delayed by reason of the illness of death of the clerk of the trial court. | ” |
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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