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Georgia Amendment 5, Time Period for Gubernatorial Approval of Bills Measure (1952)
| Georgia Amendment 5 | |
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| Topic State executive powers and duties and State legislative authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing for a 30-day period after legislative adjournment to allow the governor to approve bills passed by the General Assembly. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing for a 30-day period after legislative adjournment to allow the governor to approve bills passed by the General Assembly. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 5 |
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222,272 | 71.22% | ||
| No | 89,823 | 28.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 5 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of amendment to Article V, Section I, Parapgraph XV of the Constitution providing for a period of thirty days after adjournment in which the Governor may approve bills passed by the General Assembly. AGAINST ratification of amendment to Article V, Section I, Parapgraph XV of the Constitution providing for a period of thirty days after adjournment in which the Governor may approve bills passed by the General Assembly. | ” |
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
Footnotes
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