06 LC 18
5107
House
Resolution 1235
By:
Representatives Wix of the
33rd,
Jenkins of the
8th,
Teilhet of the
40th,
Johnson of the
37th,
and Thomas of the
100th
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that all records and meetings
of any government, authority, or private corporation performing a public purpose
shall be open to the public; to provide for the submission of this amendment for
ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
III, Section VI of the Constitution is amended by adding at the end thereof a
new Paragraph VIII to read as follows:
∀Paragraph
VIII.
Open
meetings and open records. All records
and meetings of any governmental body, political subdivision of the state,
authority, or private corporation performing a public purpose shall be open and
accessible to the people. No exception to this requirement shall be allowed
unless it is adopted by a
two-thirdś
vote of each house of the General Assembly and approved by the
Governor.∀
SECTION
2.
The
above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot
submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon
the following:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that all records and
meetings of any governmental body, political subdivision of the state,
authority, or private corporation performing a public purpose shall be open and
accessible to the people?"
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All
persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
"Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of
this state.