Georgia Amendment 6, Sovereign Immunity Measure (1988)

Georgia Amendment 6
Election date November 8, 1988
Topic Administration of government
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Georgia Amendment 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Georgia on November 8, 1988. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported establishing sovereign and official immunity, defining the circumstances and procedures for invoking such immunity, and granting the General Assembly authority to legislate on the matter.

A "no" vote opposed establishing sovereign and official immunity, defining the circumstances and procedures for invoking such immunity, and granting the General Assembly authority to legislate on the matter.

Election results

Georgia Amendment 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		392,622	29.40%
No		942,710	70.60%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment 6 was as follows:

“

Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for sovereign immunity and official immunity and to provide for the circumstances and procedures under which such immunity shall be raised and to provide the General Assembly with certain authority to enact laws relating to sovereign and official immunity?

”

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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• 1988 legislative sessions

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