Article X — Amendments To The Constitution
1 sections · 6 paragraphs in this article.
Ga. Const. art. X, § I, ¶ I Proposals to amend the Constitution; new Constitution
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Amendments to this Constitution or a new Constitution may be proposed by the General Assembly or by a constitutional convention, as provided in this article. Only amendments which are of general and uniform applicability throughout the state shall be proposed, passed, or submitte…
Ga. Const. art. X, § I, ¶ II Proposals by the General Assembly; submission to the people
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A proposal by the General Assembly to amend this Constitution or to provide for a new Constitution shall originate as a resolution in either the Senate or the House of Representatives and, if approved by two-thirds of the members to which each house is entitled in a roll-call vot…
Ga. Const. art. X, § I, ¶ III Repeal or amendment of proposal
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Any proposal by the General Assembly to amend this Constitution or for a new Constitution may be amended or repealed by the same General Assembly which adopted such proposal by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members to which each house is entitled in a roll-call vote e…
Ga. Const. art. X, § I, ¶ IV Constitutional convention; how called
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No convention of the people shall be called by the General Assembly to amend this Constitution or to propose a new Constitution, unless by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members to which each house of the General Assembly is entitled. The representation in said convention s…
Ga. Const. art. X, § I, ¶ V Veto not permitted
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The Governor shall not have the right to veto any proposal by the General Assembly or by a convention to amend this Constitution or to provide a new Constitution.
Ga. Const. art. X, § I, ¶ VI Effective date of amendments or of a new Constitution
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Unless the amendment or the new Constitution itself or the resolution proposing the amendment or the new Constitution shall provide otherwise, an amendment to this Constitution or a new Constitution shall become effective on the first day of January following its ratification.
Ga. Const. art. X, § I Constitution, How Amended
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Ga. Const. art. X, § I Constitution, How Amended Structural section heading for the GA Constitution. Operative constitutional text is stored in child paragraph rows. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_State_of_Georgia_(1983)