Georgia Amendment 8, Judges Emeritus Amendment (1958)

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Georgia Amendment 8

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Election date

November 4, 1958

Topic
State judiciary
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Georgia Amendment 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1958. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing Emeritus Judges to preside over the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Superior Courts.

A "no" vote opposed allowing Emeritus Judges to preside over the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Superior Courts.


Election results

Georgia Amendment 8

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

52,118 51.39%
No 49,290 48.61%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 8 was as follows:

FOR ratification of the amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the Chief Justices Emeritus and Justices Emeritus of the Supreme Court, Justices Emeritus of the Court of Appeals, and Judges Emeritus of the Superior Courts shall be eligible to preside in or over the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Superior Courts.

AGAINST ratification of the amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the Chief Justices Emeritus and Justices Emeritus of the Supreme Court, Justices Emeritus of the Court of Appeals, and Judges Emeritus of the Superior Courts shall be eligible to preside in or over the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Superior Courts.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


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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