Georgia Amendment 8, Circuit Court Judge Salary Measure (August 1945)

Georgia Amendment 8
Election date August 7, 1945
Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 7, 1945. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the General Assembly to authorize counties in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit to pay Superior Court judges an additional $100 per month with their state salary.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the General Assembly to authorize counties in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit to pay Superior Court judges an additional $100 per month with their state salary.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		32,824	62.64%
No		19,574	37.36%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of Amendment to Article 6, Section 13, of the Constitution of Georgia by adding a new paragraph, providing that the General Assembly may authorize and direct the counties composing the Brunswick Judicial Circuit to pay to the present and any future Judge of the Superior Courts of the said circuit the sum of $100.00 per month in addition to all salary paid by the State of Georgia. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article 6, Section 13, of the Constitution of Georgia by adding a new paragraph, providing that the General Assembly may authorize and direct the counties composing the Brunswick Judicial Circuit to pay to the present and any future Judge of the Superior Courts of the said circuit the sum of $100.00 per month in addition to all salary paid by the State of Georgia.

”

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.

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