Amendment Of Constitution Upsc In Georgia
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Amending the Georgia constitution The Georgia Constitution provides two mechanisms for amending the state's constitution— a legislative process and a state constitutional convention. Georgia requires a simple majority vote (50% plus 1) for voters to approve constitutional amendments.
An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
Georgia Constitution of 1777, 1789 and 1798 In 1789, a new constitution was written. The purpose of this constitution was to align it with the laws and regulations of the United States Constitution. Yet another constitution was created in 1798, making it the third constitution in roughly two decades.
Georgia has used three different methods of constitutional revision: seven were revised by constitutional conventions, two by constitutional commissions, and one by the office of legislative counsel of the Georgia General Assembly.
To propose amendments, two-thirds of both houses of Congress can vote to propose an amendment, or two-thirds of the state legislatures can ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments.
The four ways the Constitution can be amended are: Two-thirds of both houses of Congress propose an amendment. Two-thirds of both houses of Congress propose an amendment. Two-thirds of state legislatures call on Congress to hold a constitutional convention.
An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
Most of the states (36 of 49) require legislatures to approve the amendments during one legislative session. An additional four states require amendments to be passed during one or two successive legislative sessions, depending on whether the amendment receives a simple majority or supermajority.
