Georgia Amendment 9, Jurisdiction of Marijuana Cases Measure (1980)

Georgia Amendment 9
Election date November 4, 1980
Topic Law enforcement and Marijuana laws
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1980. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing municipal courts jurisdiction to handle cases involving possession of one ounce or less of marijuana.

A "no" vote opposed allowing municipal courts jurisdiction to handle cases involving possession of one ounce or less of marijuana.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 9
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		689,323	64.88%
No		373,206	35.12%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to grant jurisdiction to the recorder's, mayor's, or police courts of any municipality to try and dispose of cases where a person is charged with the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana?

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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

1980 Measures

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• Marijuana laws on the ballot
• 1980 legislative sessions

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