Georgia Amendment 9, Local Legislation and Office Changes Measure (1952)

Georgia Amendment 9
Election date November 4, 1952
Topic Administrative organization and Administrative powers and rulemaking
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, 1952. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported requiring notice of intention for local legislation advertised in newspapers, methods for changing office terms or abolishing offices, and procedures for increasing municipal or county governing authority membership.

A "no" vote opposed requiring notice of intention for local legislation advertised in newspapers, methods for changing office terms or abolishing offices, and procedures for increasing municipal or county governing authority membership.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 9
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		220,908	74.39%
No		76,058	25.61%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 9 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of amendment to the Constitution of Georgia striking Paragraph XV of Section VII of Article III in its entirety, and inserting in lieu thereof a new paragraph providing for notice of intention to apply for local legislation to be advertised in the newspaper in the locality affected; to provide for the method of changing term of office or abolishing an office during the term for which a person has been elected; and to provide for the method of increasing the membership of any municipal or county governing authority. AGAINST ratification of amendment to the Constitution of Georgia striking Paragraph XV of Section VII of Article III in its entirety, and inserting in lieu thereof a new paragraph providing for notice of intention to apply for local legislation to be advertised in the newspaper in the locality affected; to provide for the method of changing term of office or abolishing an office during the term for which a person has been elected; and to provide for the method of increasing the membership of any municipal or county governing authority.

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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.

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• 1952 legislative sessions

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