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Georgia Amendment 6, Elected Official Vacancies Measure (1984)
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| Topic Local government officials and elections and State executive elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported declaring the office of any elected official vacant if they qualify for another office with a term beginning more than 30 days before the expiration of their current term. |
A "no" vote opposed declaring the office of any elected official vacant if they qualify for another office with a term beginning more than 30 days before the expiration of their current term. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 6 |
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965,952 | 79.56% | ||
| No | 248,185 | 20.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the office of any state, county, or municipal elected official shall be declared vacant upon such elected official qualifying for another state, county, or municipal office or qualifying for the House of Representatives or the Senate of the United States if the term of the office for which such official is qualifying for begins more than 30 days prior to the expiration of such official's present term of office? | ” |
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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