Georgia Amendment 12, Salaries of Legislative Members Measure (August 1943)

Georgia Amendment 12
Election date August 3, 1943
Topic Salaries of government officials
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on August 3, 1943. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing the salaries and compensation for travel for members of the General Assembly.

A "no" vote opposed establishing the salaries and compensation for travel for members of the General Assembly.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 12
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		45,917	78.40%
No		12,647	21.60%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 12 was as follows:

“

FOR ratification of the Amendment to Article 3, Section 9, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to fix the compensation and mileage of members of the General Assembly. AGAINST ratification of the Amendment to Article 3, Section 9, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of Georgia, so as to fix the compensation and mileage of members of 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

1943 Measures

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• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1943 legislative sessions

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