Georgia Amendment 5, State Court of Claims Measure (1974)

Georgia Amendment 5
Election date November 5, 1974
Topic State judiciary structure
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

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

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the General Assembly to create a State Court of Claims to provide relief for individuals injured or damaged by the State, and authorize the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to have jurisdiction to review legal errors.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the General Assembly to create a State Court of Claims to provide relief for individuals injured or damaged by the State, and authorize the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to have jurisdiction to review legal errors.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		456,509	76.48%
No		140,412	23.52%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to create and establish a State Court of Claims whereby persons who have suffered injury or damage caused by the State, its agencies or political subdivisions, shall have a means of obtaining relief therefor, and to provide that the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals of Georgia shall have original jurisdiction to try and correct errors of law from such State Court of Claims?

”

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

1974 Measures

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