Georgia Amendment 6, Chatham County Judicial Compensation Measure (1928)

Georgia Amendment 6
Election date November 6, 1928
Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1928. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing Chatham County to provide additional compensation for circuit judges.

A "no" vote opposed allowing Chatham County to provide additional compensation for circuit judges.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		53,231	81.96%
No		11,719	18.04%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

“

For amendment to paragraph one of section 13 of article 6 of the constitution, providing for additional compensation to be paid by Chatham county to the judges of the circuit of which it is a part. Against amendment to paragraph one of section 13 of article 6 of the constitution, providing for additional compensation to be paid by Chatham county to the judges of the circuit of which it is a part.

”

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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• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1928 legislative sessions

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