Georgia Amendment 7, Legislative Compensation Measure (1976)

Georgia Amendment 7
Election date November 2, 1976
Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislatures measures
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 2, 1976. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the General Assembly to set its own compensation and allowances by law, with changes taking effect only after the current term ends.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the General Assembly to set its own compensation and allowances by law, with changes taking effect only after the current term ends.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		652,464	67.32%
No		316,700	32.68%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the members of the General Assembly shall receive such compensation and allowances as shall be provided for by law but no change in such compensation or allowances shall become effective prior to the end of the term during which such change is made?

”

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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• 1976 legislative sessions

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