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Georgia Amendment 14, Divorce Filing Rights for Military Post Residents Measure (August 1943)
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| Topic Family-related policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 3, 1943. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing residents of U.S. Army Posts or Military Reservations within Georgia for at least one year to file for divorce in any adjacent county. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing residents of U.S. Army Posts or Military Reservations within Georgia for at least one year to file for divorce in any adjacent county. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 14 |
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44,798 | 77.20% | ||
| No | 13,230 | 22.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 14 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of Amendment to Article 6, Section 16, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution so as to authorize that any person who has been a resident of any United States Army Post or Military Reservation within the State of Georgia for one year next preceding the filing of the petition may bring an action for divorce in any county adjacent to such Army Post or Military Reservation. AGAINST ratification of Amendment to Article 6, Section 16, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution so as to authorize that any person who has been a resident of any United States Army Post or Military Reservation within the State of Georgia for one year next preceding the filing of the petition may bring an action for divorce in any county adjacent to such Army Post or Military Reservation. | ” |
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
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