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Georgia Amendment 6, Presiding Judges Emeritus Amendment (1956)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing emeritus judges to preside over their respective courts and authorizing the General Assembly to provide for such service. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing emeritus judges to preside over their respective courts and authorizing the General Assembly to provide for such service. |
Election results
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Georgia Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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103,087 | 71.74% | ||
| No | 40,615 | 28.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:
| “ | FOR ratification of the amendment to Article VI, Section XIII, of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, providing that Chief Justice Emeritus and Justices Emeritus of the Supreme Court and Judges Emeritus of the Superior Courts shall be eligible to preside over their respective courts, and authorizing the General Assembly to provide for such service. AGAINST ratification of the amendment to Article VI, Section XIII, of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945, providing that Chief Justice Emeritus and Justices Emeritus of the Supreme Court and Judges Emeritus of the Superior Courts shall be eligible to preside over their respective courts, and authorizing the General Assembly to provide for such service. | ” |
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.
See also
Footnotes
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