07 LC 33
1607
House
Resolution 2
By:
Representatives Keown of the
173rd,
Benton of the
31st,
Hill of the
21st,
Royal of the
171st,
Maddox of the
172nd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of Georgia so as to provide for four-year terms
of office for members of the General Assembly; 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 II of the Constitution is amended by striking Paragraph V and
inserting in its place a new Paragraph V to read as follows:
"Paragraph
V.
Election
and term of members. (a) The members of
the General Assembly shall be elected by the qualified electors of their
respective districts for a term of
two
four
years and shall serve until the time fixed for the convening of the next General
Assembly.
(b)
The members of the General Assembly in office on June 30, 1983, shall serve out
the remainder of the terms to which elected.
(c)(b)
The first election for members of the General Assembly under this
Constitution
Paragraph
shall take place on Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
1984
2010,
and subsequent elections
biennially
quadrennially
on that day until the day of election is changed by law."
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:
|
"( ) YES
( ) NO
|
Shall
the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide for four-year terms of
office for members of the General Assembly?"
|
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.